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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Barbaros
The root of our word Barbarian; it literally means, “not Greek.”
The Greeks used the term to denote all foreigners but later writers used it exclusively to refer to the Persians.
It is humorous to note that in the tragedy, the Persians by Aeskhylus (Aeschylus), the Persians depicted in the play referred to themselves as barbarians.
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