« Hdt. 4.35 | Hdt. 4.36 | Hdt. 4.37 | About This Work »
36Let this suffice which has been said of the Hyperboreans; for the tale of Abaris, who is reported to have been a Hyperborean, I do not tell, namely[37a] how he carried the arrow about all over the earth, eating no food. If however there are any Hyperboreans, it follows that there are also Hypernotians; and I laugh when I see that, though many before this have drawn maps of the Earth, yet no one has set the matter forth in an intelligent way; seeing that they draw Ocean flowing round the Earth, which is circular exactly as if drawn with compasses, and they make Asia equal in size to Europe. In a few words I shall declare the size of each division and of what nature it is as regards outline.
« Hdt. 4.35 | Hdt. 4.36 | Hdt. 4.37 | About This Work »
Notes
[37a] Omitting {legon}.