thibians

Updated: May 28, 2025

And Phylarchus tells us that the Thibians, the old inhabitants about Pontus, were destructive not only to little children, but to some also of riper years; for those upon whom they looked or breathed, or to whom they spake, would languish and grow sick. And this, likely, those of other countries perceived who bought slaves there.

Plutarch - Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies