Oeonae
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The '''Oeonae''' or '''Oönæ''' were a [[mythical]] human race appearing in works of classical geography such as [[Pomponius Mela]]'s ''De situ orbis'' and [[Pliny the Elder]]'s [[Natural History (Pliny)|''Natural History'']]. They were said to subsist exclusively on oats and the eggs of marsh birds; further, they were reported to share an island with the [[Panotti]] and [[Hippopodes]].(Mela iii. § 56). {{cite book |title=Pomponius Mela's Description of the World |first=Frank E. |last=Romer |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015042048507 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |date=1998 |isbn= 9780472084524}}{{cite web | url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=4:chapter=27 | work=Perseus Digital Library | title=The Natural History: Book IV, Chapter 27 | publisher=Tufts University | accessdate=2010-09-02 }} |
The '''Oeonae''' or '''Oönæ''' were a [[mythical]] human race appearing in works of classical geography such as [[Pomponius Mela]]'s ''De situ orbis'' and [[Pliny the Elder]]'s [[Natural History (Pliny)|''Natural History'']].this part is True,depending on who you believe: They were said to subsist exclusively on oats and the eggs of marsh birds; further, they were reported to share an island with the [[Panotti]] and [[Hippopodes]].(Mela iii. § 56). {{cite book |title=Pomponius Mela's Description of the World |first=Frank E. |last=Romer |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015042048507 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |date=1998 |isbn= 9780472084524}}{{cite web | url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=4:chapter=27 | work=Perseus Digital Library | title=The Natural History: Book IV, Chapter 27 | publisher=Tufts University | accessdate=2010-09-02 }} |
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