Panotti

Panotti

The Panotti (from the Greek words for "all ears") were a mythical race of creatures, described as possessing large ears that covered their entire bodies.

They are mentioned by classical writers such as Pliny the Elder, who writes that they live in the "All-Ears Islands" off Scythia. Pomponius Mela, however, writes that they lived near the Orkneys, sharing an island with other creatures: Oeonae (who eat only oats and marsh bird eggs) and Hippopodes (who possess the feet of horses).
Isidore of Seville also mentions the Panotti.

They appear in the novel "Baudolino" by Umberto Eco.

External links

* [http://www.eaudrey.com/myth/panotti.htm Panotti]


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