Europe

Europe (i/ˈjʊərəp/ or /ˈjɜːrəp/) is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. To the east and southeast, Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. Yet the borders of Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are arbitrary, as the primarily physiographic term "continent" also incorporates cultural and political elements.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 countries, Russia is by far the largest by both area and population, taking up 40% of the continent (although the country has territory in both Europe and Asia), while Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 739–743 million or about 11% of the world's population. Europe has a climate heavily affected by warm Atlantic currents, tempering winters and enabling warm summers on most of the continent, even on latitudes that have severe climates in North America and Asia. Further from the Atlantic, seasonal differences increase, but the mildness of the climate remains.

Europa (mythology)

In Greek mythology Europa (/jʊˈrpə, jə-/; Greek: Εὐρώπη Eurṓpē) was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage, and for whom the continent Europe was named. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a white bull was a Cretan story; as Kerényi points out "most of the love-stories concerning Zeus originated from more ancient tales describing his marriages with goddesses. This can especially be said of the story of Europa".

Europa's earliest literary reference is in the Iliad, which is commonly dated to the 8th century B.C. Another early reference to her is in a fragment of the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, discovered at Oxyrhynchus. The earliest vase-painting securely identifiable as Europa, dates from mid-7th century B.C.

Etymology

The etymology of her Greek name (εὐρύς eurys "wide" or "broad" and ὤψ ops "eye(s)" or "face") suggests that Europa as a divine spirit represented the wide-faced cow Hathor, at least on some symbolic level. Metaphorically, at a later date her name could be construed as the intelligent or open-minded, analogous to glaukopis (γλαυκῶπις) attributed to Athena. However, Ernest Klein and Giovanni Semerano suggest a possible Semitic origin in Akkadian erebu "to go down, set" (in reference to the sun) which would parallel occident.

Europe (Paul Motian album)

Europe is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2000. The album is the group's fifth release following Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band (1992), Reincarnation of a Love Bird (1995), Flight of the Blue Jay (1997) and Play Monk and Powell (1998).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars stating "Europe is essentially a straight-ahead hard bop/post-bop date, and yet, it isn't necessarily an album that jazz purists will be comfortable with. That's because Motian doesn't stick to the type of all-acoustic format that purists expect... Europe is a solid effort that will please those who admire Motian's flexibility and open-mindedness".

Track listing

  • "Oska T." (Thelonious Monk) - 2:13
  • "Birdfeathers" (Charlie Parker) - 3:04
  • "Blue Midnight" (Paul Motian) - 7:03
  • "Introspection" (Monk) - 5:21
  • "New Moon" (Steve Cardenas) - 5:46
  • "Fiasco" (Motian) - 3:21
  • "Gallops Gallop" (Monk) - 3:56
  • Santana

    Santana may refer to:

    People

    As a surname

  • Carlos Santana, Mexican American rock musician and guitarist, founder of the band Santana
  • Santana (band), the band accompanying Carlos Santana
  • Santana (1969 album), the debut album of the above band
  • Santana III, the third album of the above band
  • Juelz Santana, an American rapper and member of The Diplomats
  • Johan Santana, a Venezuelan baseball pitcher, currently with the Baltimore Orioles
  • Jorge Santana, Mexican rock musician and guitarist, brother of Carlos Santana
  • Lizette Santana, also known as Lizé, an American recording artist, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actress
  • As a name

  • Santana Moss, National Football League wide receiver on the Washington Redskins
  • Santana Lopez, a fictional character on the TV series Glee
  • Santana Martinez, a Native American artist, daughter-in-law and collaborator with Maria Martinez
  • Santana (São Paulo Metro)

    Santana is a station on Line 1 (Blue) of the São Paulo Metro.

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    Santana (footballer)

    Joaquim Santana Silva Guimarães (22 March 1936 – 24 April 1989), known simply as Santana, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right half.

    Club career

    Santana was born in Lobito, Benguela Province, Portuguese Angola. After starting playing football in Angola for Sport Clube da Catumbela, he joined Portuguese first division club S.L. Benfica at the age of 18, being definitely promoted to the first team two years later.

    With the Eagles, Santana appeared in 162 official games and scored 79 goals, winning six national championships and three Portuguese Cups. In the 1960–61 edition of the European Cup he played an essential role as the club won the competition, netting four goals in nine matches, including one in the final against FC Barcelona (3–2); he lost his importance in the following seasons (which included two more European Cup finals), after the arrival of another player from the colonies, Eusébio.

    International career

    Santana was capped five times for Portugal, scoring one goal. His debut came on 8 May 1960 against Yugoslavia for the 1960 European Nations' Cup, and he found the net in the 2–1 win in Lisbon, but the national team lost the second leg 1–5 and did not make it to the last-four in France.

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