Hyperborea - Wikipedia 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 from the effects of the cold north wind
Hyperborea - World History Encyclopedia In Greek mythology, Hyperborea was the land located to the far north of the known world and it was so remote it was considered even beyond the North Wind There a legendary race known as the Hyperboreans lived and worshipped the sun god Apollo
HYPERBOREA - Fabulous Northern Land of Greek Legend In ancient Greek myth and legend Hyperborea was a fabulous realm of eternal spring located in the far north beyond the home of the north wind Its people were a blessed, long-lived race untouched by war, hard toil and the ravages of old age and disease
Hyperborea: Atlantis Rival, Land to the North, and the . . . It was the so-called land of Hyperborea, which was said to rival the mythical Atlantis A place in which, according to the myths, the gods who descended from heaven lived, a place of incredible prosperity, technology, and history
Hyperborean | Arctic, Ancient Mythology | Britannica Hyperborean, in Greek religion, one of a mythical people intimately connected with the worship of Apollo at Delphi and of Artemis at Delos The Hyperboreans were named with reference to Boreas, the north wind, and their home was placed in a paradisal region in the far north, “beyond the north wind ”
Hyperborea: Mythical Land of the People Beyond the North . . . Hyperborea is the mythical land of the people “beyond the North Wind” in Greek tradition It is mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus as a continental land of Egyptian legend, bordered by the Ocean River
Hyperborea: Mythical Land That Fascinated Writers of the . . . Hyperborea is a location in Greek mythology The inhabitants of this mythical land are known as Hyperboreans, whom the ancient Greeks believed enjoyed extremely long lives Hyperborea is mentioned by a number of Greek and Roman writers, including Herodotus, Pliny the Elder, and Pindar