Hyperborea
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title:
Hyperborea
text:
In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans were a mythical people who lived in the far northern part of the known world. Their name appears to derive from the Greek ὑπέρ Βορέᾱ, "beyond Boreas" or "far north". Some scholars prefer a derivation from ὑπερφέρω. Despite their location in an otherwise frigid part of the world, the Hyperboreans were believed to inhabit a sunny, temperate, and divinely-blessed land. In many versions of the story, they lived north of the Riphean Mountains, which shielded them
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encyclopedia
description:
Mythical northern region in Greek mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperborea
date created:
2003-05-24T07:13:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:03:01Z
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