Atlantes
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the Libyan nation of the Atlantes
in the texts
The Histories
People named after Mount Atlas, said to eat no living creature and to see no dreams in their sleep.
Near to this salt is a mountain called Atlas, whose shape is slender and conical;
These men get their name, which is Atlantes, from this mountain.
De Anima
A Libyan people reported by fame (via Herodotus) never to dream.
But also, that the Libyan nation of the Atlantes is said to pass the night in a blind sleep, is assuredly charged to the nature of the soul.