# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 309

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 309. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/309

Ὅτι Μελάγχλαινοι λέγονται διὰ τὸ ἐν ἔθει μέλαν καὶ ζοφερὸν τοῦ ἐνδύματος, ὡς καὶ Ἡροδότῳ δοκεῖ, ὃς καὶ ἀνθρωποφαγεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰπὼν λέγει καὶ ὅτι Μελαγχλαίνων τὸ καθύπερθεν λίμναι καὶ γῆ ἔρημος ἀνθρώπων.

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Eustathius Philol. et Scr. Eccl., Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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