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OT: continents

From:# 1 <salut_vous_autre@...>
Date:Friday, March 18, 2005, 23:09
Do y'all know where I could find the etymology of the continents' names?

Except Oceania, that's obviously derived from ocean, where are the other
names from?

I think Europe is a mythologic greek Zeus's lover, mother of Minos, and
transformed into a white bull so I don't know what's the link with a
continent..

But, particularily for Asia and Africa, where are the names from?

Could someone help me?


- Max

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