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.
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c. 800 BCEThe first mention of Hyperborea in Greek literature (Hesiod's 'Catalogue)'.