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
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Ancient sources
The Nuli were described by Greek historian
Megasthenes is the ''
Indica''.
They also appear in
Medieval bestiaries, like the
Nuremberg Chronicle
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References
Medieval European legendary creatures
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