title: The Panoti and some other fantastic forms of macrotia.
abstract: "He had the form of a human being... His ears were as long as clusters of dates or elephant ears, and they covered his shoulders" ("The thousand and one nights", Sinbad the sailor, 546th night, circa IXth century AD). "About his ears, I shall tell you all the truth: They have the capacity of about 300 liters. When he is surprised by wind or tempest, He can immediately cover his head. He does not frighten the water at all, Even if it rained enormously during one full month. The other ear, he uses as a shield. It is hanging in front of his face up to his baldric. Thanks to his ears, he does not fear any feathered arrow, steel lame, or chiselled spear" (The ears of Isabras in "La Bataille Loquifer", or "Geste de Rainouard", from the "Geste de Guillaume d'Orange", XIIIth cent. "In that neighbouring isle, I heard someone saying that there were men whose ears were so big that they were able to cover their arms with them. That people are the Caphri".
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tainmont
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000266:history*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans