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amazed by us because we seem so small to them.
And so those who are half our
size also seem to us, when we are told of them. These are the pygmies,
who are only three feet tall. And equally they
are amazed by us who are so tall, and consider us
to be giants. Those who have only one eye and
one foot are greatly amazed by us, who have two of
each, just as we marvel at those who have but one.
And just as we describe their animals and give them
names, so they describe our animals according to
the bodies and limbs of the ones they have. For just as the centaur has
horse hooves, in the same way the horse has centaur
hooves. Or we might even say that the horse has
unicorn hooves. For they all resemble each other
in their manner of running. And they also resemble
other beasts that are have different heads,
bodies, or limbs. [rubric:] Of the diverse things that are in
We have further on (see note)// Europe and in Africa (see note) [/rubric]
many things that Europe and