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Source: The Greek Myths, Vol.1: Atlas and PrometheusMegasthenes, Greek ambassador to the Mauryan court of Chandragupta at Pataliputra during the fourth century B.C. In his Indika, Megasthenes noted that “Heracles [Krishna] is held in especial honor by the Sourasenoi, an Indian tribe who possess two large sites, Methora and Cleisbora, and through whose country flows a navigable river called Iobares”.
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Full-text: Pataliputra, Palibothra, Peshas, Sushoma, Mathura, Ganga, Rajjuka, Arbuda, Vanaprastha, Shurasena, Pataliputta.
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Search found 47 books and stories containing Megasthenes; (plurals include: Megastheneses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Megasthenes and Indian Chronology (Part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Megasthenes and the Indian Chronology (as based on the Puranas) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Megasthenes and Indian Chronology (Part 2) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 2 (1966)]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Megasthenes’ account on Elephants < [Chapter 3]
Vaśālobha: The second technique < [Chapter 3]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
1. The Chera Dynasty (Introducion) < [Chapter 2 - Depiction of King Utiyan Ceralatan in History and Literature]
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)
Chapter 9 - Sociological conditions of the Bhasa’s period—Introduction
Chapter 19-20 - Aspects of social life (in Bhasa’s time)
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)