GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex
BLEMMYES (headless humanoid of ancient Africa)
Monster · ancient nomadic African kingdom
- In the sources
- 2 ancient passages
The Blemmyes were nomadic peoples who occupied the lower regions along the Nile near the Red Sea, in the southern regions of Egypt above Syene, sharing a border with the territory of the Egyptians.1,2 These inhabitants were not numerous, nor were they naturally warlike in their disposition.2 Yet ancients considered them warlike because they frequently attacked defenseless people like robbers.2 The Blemmyes were subject to the rule of the Ethiopians.1
The codex facts behind this entry
They are described as nomadic peoples who are not numerous or naturally warlike. Strabo 17.1.53
In the myths
Ancients considered them warlike because they frequently attacked defenseless people like robbers. Strabo 17.1.53
