Question

Hippalus the founder of south west monsoon was a pilot from which country ?

• A. Rome
• B. China
• C. Egypt
• D. Greece

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Greece

• Hippalus was a Greek navigator and pilot (who sailed from Roman Egypt)

• Hippalus was a legendary 1st-century BCE Greek navigator and merchant who is traditionally credited with discovering the direct sea route across the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to India