.] A hyperborean priest of Apollo, whose history is entirely mythical. He is said to have been endowed with the gift of prophecy; to have taken no earthly food; and to have ridden through the air on an arrow, the gift of Apollo.Abaris, to whom Apollo gave a golden arrow, on which to ride through the air. (See Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, p. 2.)
Abaris. [Greek .] A hyperborean priest of Apollo, whose history is entirely mythical. He is said to have been endowed with the gift of prophecy; to have taken no earthly food; and to have ridden through the air on an arrow, the gift of Apollo.
The dart of Abaris, which carried the philosopher wheresoever he desired it, gratifies later enthusiasts in travel as the cap of Fortunatus and the space-compelling boots of the nursery hero [Jack the Giant-killer].
--Willmott.