Cimmerian Sea
/sɪˈmɪr.i.ən siː/noun
A poetic or literary name for a dark, gloomy, or mist-shrouded sea.
Did you know?Cimmerian comes from the ancient Cimmerians, a real people later wrapped in myth by Greek writers, and Homer used them to evoke a land of perpetual gloom at the world’s edge.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
Κιμμέριοι (Kimmerioi)
“The Cimmerians, a people associated in Greek tradition with the far north and darkness”
Classical Greek
GRK
Κιμμερία (Kimmeria)
“A dark, legendary region linked to the Cimmerians”
Latin
LAT
Cimmerii
“The Cimmerians, as known through Greek historical and literary tradition”
Middle English
ENG
Cimmerian
“Dark, gloomy, or misty; also referring to the Cimmerians”
Modern English
ENG
Cimmerian Sea
“A literary phrase for a dark, shadowy, or fog-bound sea”
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