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Barbarian
‘Barbarian’ (bárbaros) is the word used by Plato to describe the early kings of Atlantis (Critias 113a) which is a far cry from being considered sons of gods. The term was originally used by the ancient Greeks as the way to describe a non-Greek speaking person and is usually translated into English as ‘barbarian’ (Bury, Taylor & Lamb) or as the less pejorative foreigner’ (Jowett).
The etymology of the word ‘barbarian’ and how it has morphed over the centuries can be studied online(a).
*(a) https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152126/https://www.taneter.org/berbers.html or See: Archive 3109*