[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › People › Hecataeus of Miletus # Hecataeus of Miletus (Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Μιλήσιος) Ionian geographer whose Periodos ges first named Indian peoples on the Indus. ## Works (1) - [Περιοδος γης (Ασια) (Περίοδος γῆς (Ἀσία))](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.classical.hecataeus) — Ancient Greek; 510–490 BCE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/person/hecataeus](https://indike.org/pramana/person/hecataeus) · Pramāṇa