KHROMANDAI
Greek Name
Χρομανδαι
Transliteration
Khromandai
Latin Spelling
Chromandae
Translation
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THE KHROMANDAI (Chromandae) were a monkey-like Indian tribe with hairy bodies and teeth like dogs.
The tribe's name might suggest a connection with the ancient kingdom of Mandi located in the foothills of the Himalayas.
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Pliny the Elder, Natural History 7. 25 (trans. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st A.D.) :
"Tauron [a Greek writer] gives the names of Chromandae to a forest tribe [of India] that has no speech but a horrible scream, hairy bodies, keen grey eyes and the teeth of a dog."
SOURCES
ROMAN
- Pliny the Elder, Natural History - Latin Encyclopedia C1st A.D.
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