Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. Talking about the dignity and superiority of the female sex (№ 275587)

Women, on the contrary, all liberal arts and all the virtues and good deeds owe their prosperity; no wonder the names of the arts and virtues, all feminine. It is remarkable that even part of the circle of the earth are named after women: the name of the nymph Asia, the name of Europe, daughter of Agenor, of the name of Libya, daughter Apapa, which is also called Africa.