Hyperborea as the Lunar Limit: The Verticalization of the North and the Maternal Threshold
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This article proposes a radical ontological reimagining of Hyperborea as a limiting structure isomorphic to the function of the Moon. The author argues that "the North" in the Hyperborean myth is not a geographic vector but a form of exhaustion of horizontal space. Through an etymological analysis of the prefix ὑπέρ, a thesis is established regarding a phase transition—the verticalization of the Limit. Particular attention is paid to the modern consciousness's loss of the "Vertical as the Path" (Stezia): it is demonstrated that the substitution of ontological ascension with technological displacement blinds humanity to the nature of the true Limit. An analysis of the figures of Apollo and Leto (Latona) allows for the disclosure of Hyperborea as the point of the world's emergence, accessible only through the qualitative transformation of the subject. Author portal: https://sites.google.com/view/yermakov-orcid
Author: Yermakov, Oleg V.
Institution: Independent Research Association
Language: English
Subfield: General Arts and Humanities
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7160840911
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