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The '''Syrbotae''', a species of giant mentioned in many medieval [[Bestiary|bestiaries]], were said to live in Africa and stand about eight cubits tall (a cubit is the distance from a man's elbow to the tip of his middle finger).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoi.com/Phylos/Syrbotai.html|title=Syrbotae|accessdate=2008-12-28|work=[[Theoi Greek Mythology]]}}</ref>
Source: Pliny the Elder, Pliny's Natural History, Volumes 1–3, 160; Weber, Process of the seuyn Seuyn Sages, 327.
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