1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ETHIOPIA, or AETHIOPIA (Gr. AWunria), the ancient classical name of a district of north-eastern Africa, bounded on the N. by Egypt and on the E. by the Red Sea.1 The application of the name has varied considerably at different times. In the Homeric poems the Aethiopcs arc the furthest of mankind both eastward and westward; the gods go to their banquets and probably the Sun sets in their country. With the growth of scientific geography they came to be located somewhat less vaguely, and indeed their name was employed…
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