Animals
Creatures as creatures, categories, examples — 649 distinct so far, drawn from 357 harvested works. Each entry is backed by verbatim, paragraph-anchored quotation.
the ledger
128 entries- 1 Dog
- 2 Horses
- 3 Cow
- 4 Lions
- 5 Serpent
- 6 Eagle
- 7 Deer
- 8 elephant
- 9 Birds
- 10 Bull
- 11 ox
- 12 Pigs
- 13 Bees
- 14 Fish
- 15 Sheep
- 16 Cranes
- 17 Swans
- 18 Swine
- 19 Boars
- 20 Goat
- 21 Hounds
- 22 Bear
- 23 Wild beasts
- 24 Fox
- 25 Hare
- 26 Ants
- 27 Nemean Lion
- 28 Ass
- 29 Beasts
- 30 Dolphin
- 31 sparrows
- 32 Peacock
- 33 the crow
- 34 Tiger
- 35 Cerberus
- 36 Sacrificial bull
- 37 Chimaera
- 38 Wolf
- 39 Hawk
- 40 Oxen
- 41 Tortoise
- 42 Pegasus
- 43 Stag
- 44 The nightingale
- 45 Wild Boar
- 46 the owl
- 47 Sphinx
- 48 Scorpion
- 49 Wild animals
- 50 cocks
- 51 ravens
- 52 Hydra
- 53 Wolves
- 54 Apis
- 55 Dove
- 56 Spider
- 57 Swallow
- 58 crocodile
- 59 Hunting dogs
- 60 Jackal
- 61 Bee
- 62 Sacrificial animals
- 63 camels
- 64 Animals
- 65 Cattle and herds
- 66 Centaurs
- 67 Cuckoo
- 68 Garuḍa
- 69 Scylla
- 70 The Dragon
- 71 Whale
- 72 Doves
- 73 Leopard
- 74 Panther
- 75 She-wolf
- 76 Vultures
- 77 asses
- 78 ibis
- 79 phoenix
- 80 Horses / Steeds
- 81 Suparṇa
- 82 Cats
- 83 Steed
- 84 the ram
- 85 Asses and mules
- 86 Hunting hounds
- 87 Mules
- 88 the pigeon
- 89 Frogs
- 90 Greek and neighbouring animal cults
- 91 Grouse and Pheasant
- 92 Hawks and falcons
- 93 Hippocentaur
- 94 Horses and elephants
- 95 Laconian hounds
- 96 Lernaean Hydra
- 97 Lioness
- 98 Quail
- 99 Sheep/flock
- 100 The cosmic cow
- 101 beasts of burden
- 102 dumb animals
- 103 Arion
- 104 Birds and dogs
- 105 Cakravāka birds
- 106 Cerynean hind
- 107 Colt
- 108 Erymanthian Boar
- 109 Fawn
- 110 Goose
- 111 Mares of Diomedes
- 112 Nightingales
- 113 Ox and ass
- 114 Pack-animals
- 115 Peahens
- 116 Pherenicus
- 117 Rat
- 118 The wren
- 119 Viper
- 120 Wolf and Dog
- 121 draught animals
- 122 drones
- 123 geese
- 124 grasshopper
- 125 sea-creatures
- 126 the two goats
- 127 Airāvata
- 128 Vaśā-cow
cross-references
109 namesOther names the corpus uses — each folded into its concept page:
Ant see Ants · Bears see Bear · Beast of burden see beasts of burden · bird see Birds · Boar see Boars · bulls see Bull · Cattle see Cow · Cattle and cows see Cow · Cattle/cows see Cow · Cattle/herd see Cattle and herds · Cock see cocks · colts see Colt · Cosmic Cow see The cosmic cow · Cow / cattle see Cow · Cows see Cow · Cows / Cattle see Cow · Crow see the crow · Delphyne see The Dragon · Dogs see Dog · Dogs and birds see Birds and dogs · Dolphins see Dolphin · elephants see elephant · Elephants and horses see Horses and elephants · Falcon / Hawk see Hawks and falcons · Fishes see Fish · Flocks and sheep see Sheep/flock · Frog see Frogs · Goats see Goat · Grasshoppers see grasshopper · Hawks see Hawk · Herd-dogs see Hunting dogs · hind see Deer · Horse see Horses · jackals see Jackal · Leopards see Leopard · Lion see Lions · mules and asses see Asses and mules · Nightingale see The nightingale · Owl see the owl · Owls see the owl · Peacocks see Peacock · Pig see Pigs · Pigeon see the pigeon · Ram see the ram · raven see ravens · Sacred cattle see Cow · Sacrificial animal see Sacrificial animals · Sacrificial bulls see Sacrificial bull · Serpent / snake see Serpent · Serpents see Serpent · snake see Serpent · Snakes see Serpent · Sparrow see sparrows · Spiders see Spider · Stags see Stag · Steeds / Horses see Horses / Steeds · Suparṇas see Suparṇa · Swan see Swans · the ant see Ants · the ass see Ass · the bears see Bear · the beasts see Beasts · The bee see Bee · the birds see Birds · the bull see Bull · the Cerynean Hind see Cerynean hind · The cock see cocks · the cow see Cow · The cuckoo see Cuckoo · the deer see Deer · The Dog see Dog · the dogs see Dog · the dolphin see Dolphin · The dove see Dove · The eagle see Eagle · The Egyptian bull see Apis · The fawn see Fawn · The fox see Fox · The geese see geese · The goats see Goat · The horse see Horses · The hunting hounds see Hunting hounds · the lion see Lions · the lions see Lions · the mules see Mules · the ox see ox · the pig see Pigs · the raven see ravens · the sacrificial animals see Sacrificial animals · The Sacrificial Bull see Sacrificial bull · the serpent see Serpent · The Sheep see Sheep · The sow see Pigs · The stag see Stag · the swallows see Swallow · the swan see Swans · the swans see Swans · The two eagles see Suparṇa · The whale see Whale · The wild boar see Wild Boar · The Wise One see Ants · the wolf see Wolf · tortoises see Tortoise · Tārkṣya see Garuḍa · Vipers see Viper · Wild beast see Wild beasts · Wild boars see Wild Boar · Wren see The wren · Ṛṣabha see Bull
noted, not yet mapped
521 moreNamed in one work so far, awaiting more of the harvest before they earn a page of their own:
Kite · The sacrificial Bull/Ox · Worms · Cattle of the sun-god · Forest fauna of Citrakūṭa · The horses of Achilles · Army animals · Rhesus's horses · Śataudanā · Aithe · Apollo's cattle · Apollo's stolen cattle · Argos · Cattle / hidden cows · chariot horses · Cows / milch-cattle · Domesticated breeding animals · Donkey, mule, and buffalo · Eels and fishes of the river · Falcon · Fighting animals · Hippolytus's Horses · Horned Cattle · Indian hounds · Infusorian · Jaṭāyu · Krauñca birds · lion-breeds · Locusts and grain-devouring pests · Milch animal · Mongoose · Nesaean horses · The Aśvamedha horse · the Cyclops' flock · The jay · The Libyan beast-woman · The sacrificial boar · Threadworm · triyak · Two bay horses · Vipers and Arabian winged serpents · war elephants · wild animals and fish · Worms from dung and rain-soaked earth · Animals of instinctive fidelity · beasts and fishes · Bees and the Hive-King · Bestial Imagery: Lions, Centaurs, and Satyrs · Cattle and beasts · Chromius's horses · Cimon's Olympic-winning mares · Cinnamon-gathering birds · Contrary-element beasts · Courageous wild animals · Deer and hares · Dragon of Ares · Dundubhi · Eumaios's hounds · Gold-digging ants · Greyhounds and mastiffs · Griffins · Heifer · horses, mules, and asses in extreme climates · Indian camels · Mad dogs · Mares of Eumelos · Masistius's horse · orphaned mother cow · other sacred animals (dogs, mongooses, shrewmice, hawks, otters, bears, wolves) · Owl and pigeon · Parrots and starlings · Partridge and ruddy sheldrake · Poison-related birds · Pony/Horse · Queen bee · sacred and winged serpents · Sacred flock of the Sun · Saramā and Yama's two dogs · Serpents, scorpions, and beasts · Serpents sent by Hera · She-dragon of Pytho · Sheep, goats, cattle, and horses · Sheep of the sun-god · Sirens · Slaughtered cattle and flocks · Snake heads on the shield · Stags/deer · Swine and Dogs · The Drone · the falcon / eagle · The Four Asps · The golden lamb · The racing bull · The Two Mice · The Unicorn · the wasps · Tigers and lions · tiryak · Turtle-dove · Two Birds · Uccaiḥśravā · Wild and domestic animals subject to killing-penances · Wild and fabulous creatures of western Libya · Wild beasts and four-footed breeds · Wild beasts and serpents of the desert · Wild Beasts, Fishes, and Birds · Wild Fowl · wild goats · A jackdaw · A Maltese dog · A mouse · A snake · A weasel · Adders and tarantulas · Animal-Type Classification of Men and Women · animals addressed by Rāma · Animals and birds said to know the healing herbs · Animals desiring to beget · Animals fed together · Animals of Aphrodite's procession · animals of the march and sanctuary · Animals used as magical ingredients · antlered stags · ants, bees, storks · Apes · Arabian long-tailed sheep · Asps · Asses, Wolves, Hawks, Kites, Bees, Wasps, Ants · Backward-grazing cattle of the Garamantes · Basilidean animal-natures · bay horses of Indra · Bear and tiger · beasts, birds, and animals without possessions · beasts consecrated by the Egyptians · bed bugs · Bee and the lotus · Beetle · Bhadra · Birds imitated in vocal sounds · birds of Calypso's grove · Birds of Libya · birds of the aviary · Black antelope · Black bulls · Blue jay and spotted bird · Boar and bull · Boar, bull and sparrow · Boar of Olympus · Boar, ram, and bull · Boar, stag, and bears · Buffalo · Bull and nursing cows · Bull deceived by Daedalus's cow · Bumble-bee · Caged Birds · Calves · Camel and the needle's eye · camels, elephants, and donkeys · Catasterized Animals · cattle and wild beasts · and 361 more