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2023 - Volume 7 - Number 2

Ancient Sources about Hyperborea

Asen Bondzhev
New Bulgarian University, Department of History, Sofia, BULGARIA

Open Journal for Anthropological Studies, 2023, 7(2), 57-66 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojas.0702.03057b
Received: 29 October 2023 ▪ Revised: 23 December 2023 ▪ Accepted: 31 December 2023

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ABSTRACT:
Hyperborea is one of the most interesting and mysterious aspects in the history of the ancient world. In contrast with other mythical lands, there is a vast quantity of sources about it. Some authors, mainly poets, think of Hyperborea’s existence as plausible, others, mainly scholars, do not. Many sources contradict to each other, of others we have only fragments or preserved accounts from other authors. This study focuses on ancient Greek and Roman authors who (in)directly talked about Hyperborea, starting with Hesiod and finishing with Claudian. Accounts of the Riphean Mountains are also included.

KEY WORDS: Hyperborea, mythology, Ancient Greece, history of religion.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Asen Bondzev, New Bulgarian University, Department of History, Sofia, BULGARIA.

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