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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
One of the three continents known to the Greeks, i.e. Asia, Europe and Libya.
Asia was the land east of the Mediterranean Sea and extended to the desert wastes beyond India.
The historian, Herodotus, speculated that Asia was named after Prometheus’ wife Asia but he is clearly unsure where any of the continents got their names; he also said that the Libyans believed that Asia was named after a man named Asies who was a member of the tribe of Asiads from the city of Sardis.
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