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Legendary race of Indian people For the town in Zimbabwe, see Nuli, Zimbabwe.
Illustration in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)

The Nuli, Nuloi or Nouloi (Greek: Νυλοι, Νουλοι) were a legendary race of people with backward-facing, eight-toed feet, living on Mount Nulus in India.

Ancient sources

The Nuli were described by Greek historian Megasthenes is the Indica.

They also appear in Medieval bestiaries, like the Nuremberg Chronicle.

References

  1. "Nuli". Theoi Greek Mythology. Retrieved 2008-12-28.


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