What did the Greek word "Erythraean" refer to?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Red Sea
“Erythraean” was the Greek name for the Red Sea; it appears in the title of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, composed by an anonymous Greek sailor in about the first century CE.
NCERT (2026-27): “…‘Periplus’ is a Greek word meaning sailing around and ‘Erythraean’ was the Greek name for the Red Sea.”
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