Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c17.28

c17.28

The third class of references requires rather more notice, because they are sometimes precise and circumstantial, but examination shows their falsity. It comprises three kinds of allusions: first, those that are purely laudatory and introduce persons on special occasions in defiance of chronology merely to enhance the dignity of the hero or the occasion; secondly, those that have grown or been developed out of some allusion but are mistaken; and thirdly, those that are wholly spurious.