Εμφανίζονται 1 τίτλοι με αναζήτηση: Πληροφορίες για τον τόπο στην ευρύτερη περιοχή: "ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΙΟΙ Μυθικοί τόποι ΑΡΧΑΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ" .
ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΙΟΙ (Μυθικοί τόποι) ΑΡΧΑΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ
(Huperboreoi, lit. "dwellers beyond the north wind").
A people of Greek legend, whose existence was denied by some of the ancients,
while others endeavoured to define their position more precisely. They were said
to dwell far in the North, where the sun rose and set only once a year--a fancy
due, perhaps, to some dim report of the long arctic summer day. The fruits of
the earth ripened quickly with them; they lived in unbroken happiness, knowing
no violence or strife, and reached the age of a thousand years; any who were weary
of life casting themselves from a sacred rock into the sea. The myth is connected
with the worship of the god of light, Apollo, who during the dark winter was supposed
to visit them, as his priestly people, in a chariot drawn by swans; returning
to Delphi for the summer. There was a tradition in Delos that in earlier times
they used to send to that island the first-fruits of their harvests by way of
Dodona, Thessaly, and Euboea.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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