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ANDROPHAGI (Gr. for " man-eaters ")

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ANDROPHAGI (Gr. for " man-eaters ")

ANDROPHAGI (Gr. for " See also:
MAN
MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)
man-eaters ") , an See also:

ancient nation of cannibals See also:

north of See also:

SCYTHIA (Gr. EKuOia)

Scythia (See also:

HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

Herodotus iv . 18, ro6), probably in the forests between the upper See also:

WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters of the See also:

DNIEPER

Dnieper and See also:

Don . They were most likely Finns (Samoyed has the same meaning) and perhaps the ancestors of the See also:

MORDVINIANS

Mordvinians (q.v.) .

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