I don't think you can come away from dealing with this piece of Indian literature without thinking that Krishna, etc., were ALL historic figures.
They are too human, too detailed, too well described ~ and too much of the story line fits together too well, for them to have not been real people.
It's not like Gone with the Wind ~ but it was serialized in about the First or Second Century AD by Indian scribes.
The other epic novel is called the Ramayana. It has the same characters, the same settings, but is told from an entirely different perspective.
""Fast Times AT Dwarkha Hi" would be an acceptable title for the main story line ~ with more than one appearance by character played by Sean Penn!
Even thousands of years ago "They Knew" about these people.
Thanks muawiyah.
you are right — the Mahabharata is too detailed to not be describing an actual war that took place on the plains of India over Hastinapur (Delhi)