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| ], ] and other greek authors called the ]s the '''Eastern Ethiopians''' or '''Eastern AEthiopians'''. Greek writers sometimes identified the Aethiopians of Egypt with the Eastern Aethiopians. Also the Egyptian and Indian geography were sometimes compared or identified: ] (vi. i.) mentions that the ] River was thought by some ancient ]s to be the source of the ]. | ], ] and other greek authors called the ]s the '''Eastern Ethiopians''' or '''Eastern AEthiopians'''. Greek writers sometimes identified the Aethiopians of Egypt with the Eastern Aethiopians. Also the Egyptian and Indian geography were sometimes compared or identified: ] (vi. i.) mentions that the ] River was thought by some ancient ]s to be the source of the ]. | ||
| ] wrote about the Dravidians: ''They differed in nothing from the other Ethiopians, save in their language, and the character of their hair. For the Eastern Ethiopians have straight ], while they of ] are more woolly-haired than any other people in the world. (Herodotus: from The History of the Persian Wars, VII.70., c.430 BCE)'' | ] wrote about the Dravidians: ''They differed in nothing from the other Ethiopians, save in their language, and the character of their hair. For the Eastern Ethiopians have straight ], while they of ] are more woolly-haired than any other people in the world. (Herodotus: from The History of the Persian Wars, VII.70., c.430 BCE)'' | ||
| ] also speaks of the Eastern Ethiopians or Dravidians. She thought that they may have played a major role in the history of Ancient ] and described many parallels between ] and ] in her works. | ] also speaks of the Eastern Ethiopians or Dravidians. She thought that they may have played a major role in the history of Ancient ] and described many parallels between ] and ] in her works. ] remarked (referring to Secret Doctrine, vol.2, p.417): ''A highly advanced urban civilization of ] has been discovered on the ] "between Attock and Sind," exactly the location mentioned in ] as the abode of the Aethiopians.'' (Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary) | ||
| ] remarked: ''A highly advanced urban civilization of ] has been discovered on the ] "between Attock and Sind," exactly the location mentioned in ] as the abode of the Aethiopians.'' (Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary) | |||
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Herodotus, Homer and other greek authors called the Dravidians the Eastern Ethiopians or Eastern AEthiopians. Greek writers sometimes identified the Aethiopians of Egypt with the Eastern Aethiopians. Also the Egyptian and Indian geography were sometimes compared or identified: Arrian (vi. i.) mentions that the Indus River was thought by some ancient Greeks to be the source of the Nile.
Herodotus wrote about the Dravidians: They differed in nothing from the other Ethiopians, save in their language, and the character of their hair. For the Eastern Ethiopians have straight hair, while they of Libya are more woolly-haired than any other people in the world. (Herodotus: from The History of the Persian Wars, VII.70., c.430 BCE)
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky also speaks of the Eastern Ethiopians or Dravidians. She thought that they may have played a major role in the history of Ancient Egypt and described many parallels between Egypt and India in her works. Gottfried de Purucker remarked (referring to Secret Doctrine, vol.2, p.417): A highly advanced urban civilization of Mohenjo Daro has been discovered on the Indus "between Attock and Sind," exactly the location mentioned in The Secret Doctrine as the abode of the Aethiopians. (Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary)
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