Cimmerian
noun
[ sɪˈmɪərɪən ]
• a member of an ancient nomadic people who overran Asia Minor in the 7th century BC.
• a member of a mythical people living in perpetual mist and darkness near the land of the dead.
Cimmerian
adjective
• relating to the ancient Cimmerians.
• "the tombs of the Cimmerian kings"
• relating to or characteristic of the mythical Cimmerians or the perpetual mist and darkness in which they lived.
• "a dense fog shrouded the lonely mountain in Cimmerian darkness"
Origin:
via Latin from Greek Kimmerios + -an.
