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Nuli

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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

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

They also appear in Medieval bestiaries, like the Nuremberg Chronicle.[1]

References

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