Greek explorer Pytheas made a pioneering voyage of discovery to Northern Europe in 325 BC, where he explored much of Britain and become the first man to record a visit to the Arctic Circle. His reception when he got home was unfavorable however, why was this?
Answer: Most Greeks considered his discoveries to be too extravagant, and considered Pytheas at best a falsifier and at worse a madman. He was subsequently dubbed ‘Pytheas the Liar’.
Source: Abysmal – A Critique of Cartographic Reason by Gunnar Olsson
