Hyperboreoi
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.25|An arctic continent on the Gerardus Mercator map of 1595.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 , "beyond Boreas" (the god of the north wind). Some scholars prefer a derivation from (hyperpherō, "to carry over").
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It sits within the topics Classical ethnography, Fictional continents and Hyperborea.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Greek mythology
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- The north polar inset map (actual size 7 cm in diameter) presents mythical lands including a central continent of Hyperborea.jpg
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- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Hyperborea
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