The Pandyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century c17.31
The Pāṇḍyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century c17.31
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c17.31
They have many experts in an art which they call Physiognomy, by which they discern a man's character and qualities at once. They also know the import of meeting with any particular bird or beast; for such omens are regarded by them more than by any people in the world. . . . As soon as a child is born they write down his nativity, that is to say the day and hour, the month, and the moon's age. This custom they observe because every single thing they do is done with reference to astrology, and by the advice of diviners skilled in Sorcery and Magic and Geomancy and such like diabolical arts; and some of them are also acquainted with Astrology.'