The plural form of ascian; multiple people or groups living in regions where the sun casts no shadow at certain times.
Plural of ascian, from Greek roots 'a-' (without) and 'skia' (shadow), used by ancient geographers to describe equatorial populations.
Greek and Roman scholars debated whether ascians actually existed, since the idea of being shadowless seemed almost magical—yet it's a perfectly real astronomical phenomenon that occurs twice yearly near the equator!
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