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👥 the Hyperboreans

  • <div data-attribute_names="{&quot;7140&quot;:{&quot;10801386&quot;:&quot;Pausanias&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801440&quot;:&quot;Boio&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10146524&quot;:&quot;Herodotos, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Histories&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11289381&quot;:&quot; &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Epigonoi&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11300603&quot;:&quot;Diodoros, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Library&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801432&quot;:&quot;Dionysios Scytobrachion&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11292578&quot;:&quot;Strabo&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11309881&quot;:&quot;Eratosthenes, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Geography&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801392&quot;:&quot;Simonides&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11299330&quot;:&quot;Pindar, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Pythian 10&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11310311&quot;:&quot;Megasthenes&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11305235&quot;:&quot;D-Scholia, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11315636&quot;:&quot;Thrasybulos&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11315639&quot;:&quot;Acestodoros&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;},&quot;11354&quot;:{&quot;11306421&quot;:&quot;Geography&quot;,&quot;11306422&quot;:&quot;Mythography &amp; Historiography&quot;,&quot;11320769&quot;:&quot;Epic&quot;},&quot;7139&quot;:{&quot;8316567&quot;:&quot;Pausanias&quot;,&quot;10269088&quot;:&quot;Boio&quot;,&quot;10146522&quot;:&quot;Herodotos&quot;,&quot;11300602&quot;:&quot;Diodoros&quot;,&quot;9374899&quot;:&quot;Dionysios Scytobrachion&quot;,&quot;11292577&quot;:&quot;Strabo&quot;,&quot;11306927&quot;:&quot;Eratosthenes&quot;,&quot;9601182&quot;:&quot;Simonides&quot;,&quot;9881208&quot;:&quot;Pindar&quot;,&quot;11310310&quot;:&quot;Megasthenes&quot;,&quot;11300570&quot;:&quot;D-Scholia&quot;,&quot;11315635&quot;:&quot;Thrasybulos&quot;,&quot;11315638&quot;:&quot;Acestodoros&quot;},&quot;11355&quot;:{&quot;11306417&quot;:&quot;Greek&quot;},&quot;11356&quot;:{&quot;11310589&quot;:&quot;Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309902&quot;:&quot;Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309903&quot;:&quot;Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309900&quot;:&quot;Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309896&quot;:&quot;Early Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309897&quot;:&quot;Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309898&quot;:&quot;Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11310601&quot;:&quot;Geometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309904&quot;:&quot;Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11306420&quot;:&quot;Early Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309899&quot;:&quot;Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11310591&quot;:&quot;Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)&quot;},&quot;6580&quot;:{&quot;8253972&quot;:&quot;🌍 Delphi (Phocis) &lt;q&gt;city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see \&quot;the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)\&quot;&lt;/q&gt;&quot;,&quot;8253960&quot;:&quot;🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) &lt;q&gt;city in Boiotia&lt;/q&gt;&quot;,&quot;9055627&quot;:&quot;🌍 Thessaly &lt;q&gt;region in northern Greece&lt;/q&gt;&quot;},&quot;11408&quot;:{&quot;11328614&quot;:&quot;Pindar&quot;}}"><span title="Pausanias&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Boio&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;7140_10801440&quot;,&quot;7139_10269088&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;6580_8253972&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10269089" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10269089">📖 Boio<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> unnumbered fr.</span></span><span title="Herodotos, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Histories&lt;/span&gt;; &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Epigonoi&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10146524&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10146522&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;7140_11289381&quot;,&quot;11354_11320769&quot;,&quot;11356_11309896&quot;,&quot;11356_11309897&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;11356_11310601&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11289382" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11289382">📖 <span style="font-style: italic;">Epigonoi</span> fr. 2 Davies = fr. 5 West</span></span><span title="Diodoros, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Library&lt;/span&gt;; Dionysios Scytobrachion&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11300603&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11300602&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;,&quot;7140_10801432&quot;,&quot;7139_9374899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11321827" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11321827">📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 36 Rusten</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Herodotos, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Histories&lt;/span&gt;; Eratosthenes, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Geography&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10146524&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10146522&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;7140_11309881&quot;,&quot;7139_11306927&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11310175" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11310175">📖 Herodotos, <span style="font-style: italic;">Histories</span> 4.36</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Herodotos, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Histories&lt;/span&gt;; Eratosthenes, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Geography&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10146524&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10146522&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;7140_11309881&quot;,&quot;7139_11306927&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11310176" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11310176">📖 Eratosthenes, <span style="font-style: italic;">Geography</span> fr. 20 Roller</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Simonides&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Pythian 10&lt;/span&gt;; Megasthenes&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801392&quot;,&quot;7139_9601182&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;7140_11299330&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_9055627&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;,&quot;7140_11310311&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11310310&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11299333" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11299333">📖 Pindar, <span style="font-style: italic;">Pythian 10</span> 27-50</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Simonides&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Pythian 10&lt;/span&gt;; Megasthenes&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801392&quot;,&quot;7139_9601182&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;7140_11299330&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_9055627&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;,&quot;7140_11310311&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11310310&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11310334" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11310334">📖 Simonides<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 570 PMG</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Simonides&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Pythian 10&lt;/span&gt;; Megasthenes&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801392&quot;,&quot;7139_9601182&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;7140_11299330&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_9055627&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;,&quot;7140_11310311&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11310310&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11310335" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11310335">📖 Megasthenes<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> FGrHist 715 fr. 27b</span></span><span title="D-Scholia, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;; Thrasybulos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Acestodoros&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11305235&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11300570&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11356_11310591&quot;,&quot;7140_11315636&quot;,&quot;7139_11315635&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;7140_11315639&quot;,&quot;7139_11315638&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11315637" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11315637">📖 Thrasybulos<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span title="D-Scholia, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;; Thrasybulos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Acestodoros&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11305235&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11300570&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11356_11310591&quot;,&quot;7140_11315636&quot;,&quot;7139_11315635&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;7140_11315639&quot;,&quot;7139_11315638&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11315640" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11315640">📖 Acestodoros<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></div>
  • Information
    mythical people of the far north
    Sometimes conflated with
    👥 the Arimaspians race of one-eyed horsemen, encountered by Io
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/xYeKxb=zRxiPe6AK__ZvAwv
    Gender
    Undefined
    Derives etymology from
    👤 Boreas personification of the north wind
    Includes
    👤 Opis brings offering to Delos from the far north👤 Abaris (Hyperborean) one of the Hyperboreans👤 Agyieus one of the Hyperboreans👤 Pagasos one of the Hyperboreans👤 Olen prophet at Delphi👤 Amadocos one of the Hyperboreans, appears in an epiphany at Delphi in the 3rd century BCE👤 Hyperochos (Hyperborean) one of the Hyperboreans👤 Achaeia Hyperborean👤 Hecaerge brings offering to Delos from the far north
    Related entities
    👤 Opis brings offering to Delos from the far north🌍 Prasiai (Attica) deme in Attica👤 Abaris (Hyperborean) one of the Hyperboreans👤 Agyieus one of the Hyperboreans👤 Pagasos one of the Hyperboreans👤 Olen prophet at Delphi👤 Amadocos one of the Hyperboreans, appears in an epiphany at Delphi in the 3rd century BCE👤 Hyperochos (Hyperborean) one of the Hyperboreans👤 Achaeia Hyperborean👤 Hecaerge brings offering to Delos from the far north👥 the Pelasgians ethnic collective🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean🌍 Malis (Thessaly) region in Thessaly👥 the Arimaspians race of one-eyed horsemen, encountered by Io🌍 the Rhipean Mountains (unlocatable) mountains to the north, often located in the Land of the Hyperboreans🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros) cult site in Epeiros👤 Apollo Olympian god👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa👤 Boreas personification of the north wind🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Pelias (Thessalian) king of Iolcos👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans unlocatable region in the far north🌍 the Caspian Sea🌍 the Black Sea sea north-east of the Aegean🌍 River Istros (Europe) river in Europe🌍 the Adriatic Sea sea between Italy and the Balkans🌍 the Land of the Attaci unlocatable region east of India
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.4.5📖 Pausanias 1.31.2📖 Pausanias 3.13.2📖 Pausanias 10.5.7-10.5.8📖 Pausanias 1.4.4📖 Pausanias 5.7.6-5.7.10📖 Herodotos, Histories 4.32📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 186 Harder📖 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 275-299📖 Pindar, Pythian 10 27-50📖 Pindar, Isthmian 6 19-56📖 Diodoros, Library 2.47.1-2.47.6📖 Diodoros, Library 4.50.5-4.52.2📖 Pomponius Mela 1.12-1.13📖 Pomponius Mela 3.37📖 Pomponius Mela 3.36📖 Strabo 7.3.1📖 Strabo 1.3.22📖 Strabo 15.1.57📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 16.233📖 Strabo 11.6.2📖 Callimachus fr. 492 Pfeiffer📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.89-4.91
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHerodotos, HistoriesCallimachus, AetiaPindar, Olympian 3Callimachus, Hymn to DelosPindar, Pythian 10Pindar, Isthmian 6Diodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaStraboD-Scholia, IliadCallimachusPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Boio EpigonoiDionysios ScytobrachionHerodotos, HistoriesEratosthenes, GeographyPindar, Pythian 10SimonidesMegasthenesThrasybulosAcestodoros
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Boio unnumbered fr.📖 Epigonoi fr. 2 Davies = fr. 5 West📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 36 Rusten📖 Herodotos, Histories 4.36📖 Eratosthenes, Geography fr. 20 Roller📖 Pindar, Pythian 10 27-50📖 Simonides fr. 570 PMG📖 Megasthenes FGrHist 715 fr. 27b📖 Thrasybulos📖 Acestodoros
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