Pytheas

British  

/ ˈpɪθɪəs /

noun

1. 4th century _bc , Greek navigator. He was the first Greek to visit and describe the coasts of Spain, France, and the British Isles and may have reached Iceland

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Pytheas

The Romans believed that “Ultima Thule,” first mentioned by the Greek explorer Pytheas, was an island beyond Britain that marked the edge of the known world.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021

Pytheas sailed up the west coast of Europe, circumnavigated the British Isles, then continued north until he hit ice, possibly Iceland.

From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2021

One exception to these limited horizons was a Greek explorer named Pytheas.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

It was supposedly discovered by Greek explorer Pytheas, and became part of the Greek idea of what lay in the north.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 9, 2017

Herodotus recounts an earlier voyage that surpassed Nearchus and Pytheas in audacity: around 600, a Phoenician fleet hired by Pharaoh Necho actually circumnavigated the African continent.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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