The Golden Wind is a historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, first published in 1969,[1] and telling the story of the Egyptian Greek seafarers Eudoxus of Cyzicus and Hippalus, who were the first in the Graeco-Roman world to travel by sea from Egypt to India in around 118 BCE.

Following these, it deals with Eudoxus' efforts to circumvent the newly established Egyptian monopoly on trade with India by pioneering a new route around the west coast of Africa, which are ultimately defeated by misadventure and the sheer extent of the continent.

Publishers Weekly calls the book "a tale of high adventure, rich in historical lore and erudite in the telling.

"[5] In contrast, Carol Ann Shine, writing for Library Journal, feels "Mr. de Camp has completely missed the mark in this story," which "moves slowly through stereotyped situations which would tax the imagination of the most gullible reader, and obvious and seemingly inappropriate philosophical discussions further delay the action."

[2] The same title was used for a story of adventure in China by Takashi Ohta (see Toshi Seeger) and Margaret Sperry, first published in 1929.