Pygmae
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The Pygmae are a tribe of small people who do not exceed twenty-seven inches in height. They live in a healthy, spring-like climate protected by mountains. In springtime, they ride rams and she-goats to the sea to eat cranes' eggs and chicks, protecting themselves from the cranes.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 200
- Historical notes
- Referenced by Homer, Aristotle, Pliny the Elder, and Philostratus.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Beyond these in the most outlying mountain region we are told of the Three-Span (Trispithami) Pygmae who do not exceed three spans, that is, twenty-seven inches, in height; the climate is healthy and always spring-like, as it is protected on the north by a range of mountains”
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