The Panotti (also called Phanesii, Panotii and Panotioi, from the Greek words πᾶν and οὖς for "all ears") were a mythical race of people, described as...

against the midday sun. Myrmidons, legendary warriors commanded by Achilles. Panotii, a tribe of northern men with gigantic, body-length ears. Pygmies, a tribe...

as to cover the rest of the body, which is otherwise left naked" (see Panotii). On neighboring islands, "human beings are produced with the feet of horses"...