According to Herodotus, the father of history, the Greeks described the Egyptians as "melanchroes" (μέλαγχροες), which means "black-skinned" or "dark-skinned". This is mentioned in his book "The Histories" (Book II, Chapter 104), where he describes the Egyptians as having "black skin" and "woolly hair".

According to Herodotus, the father of history, the Greeks described the Egyptians as "melanchroes" (μέλαγχροες), which means "black-skinned" or "dark-skinned". This is mentioned in his book "The Histories" (Book II, Chapter 104), where he describes the Egyptians as having "black skin" and "woolly hair".

Other Greek writers, such as Xenophanes (c. 570-478 BCE) and Aristotle (384-322 BCE), also described the Egyptians as having dark skin.

 Xenophanes wrote that the Egyptians were "black" (μέλας), while Aristotle described them as having "black skin" (μέλαγχροες) and "woolly hair" (ὐλότριχες)..