Animals
Creatures as creatures, categories, examples — 836 distinct so far, drawn from 542 harvested works. Each entry is backed by verbatim, paragraph-anchored quotation.
the ledger
157 entries- 1 Horses
- 2 Dog
- 3 Serpent
- 4 Cows
- 5 Lion
- 6 elephants
- 7 Eagle
- 8 Bull
- 9 Sheep
- 10 ox
- 11 Deer
- 12 Birds
- 13 Cerberus
- 14 Bees
- 15 Goat
- 16 Swans
- 17 Swine
- 18 Boar
- 19 Fish
- 20 Dolphins
- 21 sparrows
- 22 Fox
- 23 Oxen
- 24 Hare
- 25 Pig
- 26 Hounds
- 27 Nemean lion
- 28 Wolf
- 29 Cocks
- 30 Cranes
- 31 Wild beasts
- 32 ravens
- 33 Ass
- 34 Animals
- 35 Hawk
- 36 Bear
- 37 Beasts
- 38 Hydra
- 39 Tortoise
- 40 Nightingale
- 41 Peacock
- 42 Wild boar
- 43 the crow
- 44 Tiger
- 45 Sacrificial Bull
- 46 Ants
- 47 Chimaera
- 48 She-wolf
- 49 Apis
- 50 Quail
- 51 Dove
- 52 Stag
- 53 Swallow
- 54 Bee
- 55 camels
- 56 Mouse
- 57 Wolves
- 58 Asses
- 59 Pegasus
- 60 Spider
- 61 Vultures
- 62 the owl
- 63 Sphinx
- 64 crocodile
- 65 Hunting dogs
- 66 Scorpion
- 67 Asses and mules
- 68 Lernaean Hydra
- 69 Wild animals
- 70 Centaurs
- 71 Colt
- 72 Mule
- 73 Scylla
- 74 Doves
- 75 Panther
- 76 Weasel
- 77 Cats
- 78 Jackal
- 79 War elephants
- 80 Mules
- 81 Sacrificial animals
- 82 Cattle and herds
- 83 Cuckoo
- 84 Frogs
- 85 Garuḍa
- 86 Pherenicus
- 87 The Dragon
- 88 Whale
- 89 Eagles
- 90 Geese
- 91 Goose
- 92 Leopard
- 93 Mice
- 94 grasshopper
- 95 ibis
- 96 phoenix
- 97 Horses / Steeds
- 98 Kite
- 99 Suparṇa
- 100 Steed
- 101 the asp
- 102 the ram
- 103 Aethe
- 104 Hunting hounds
- 105 chariot horses
- 106 the pigeon
- 107 war-horse
- 108 Beetle
- 109 Greek and neighbouring animal cults
- 110 Grouse and Pheasant
- 111 Hawks and falcons
- 112 Hippocentaur
- 113 Horses and elephants
- 114 Laconian hounds
- 115 Lioness
- 116 Mad dogs
- 117 Marathonian bull
- 118 Sheep/flock
- 119 The cosmic cow
- 120 Vulture
- 121 beasts of burden
- 122 dumb animals
- 123 A jackdaw
- 124 Apes
- 125 Arion
- 126 Birds and dogs
- 127 Cakravāka birds
- 128 Cerynean hind
- 129 Eagle of Zeus
- 130 Erymanthian Boar
- 131 Fawn
- 132 Forbidden fish
- 133 Hares
- 134 Hen
- 135 Herd animals
- 136 Lynx
- 137 Mares
- 138 Mares of Diomedes
- 139 Nightingales
- 140 Ox and ass
- 141 Pack-animals
- 142 Peahens
- 143 Polypus
- 144 Rat
- 145 She-goat
- 146 The wren
- 147 Viper
- 148 Wolf and Dog
- 149 donkey
- 150 draught animals
- 151 drones
- 152 sea-creatures
- 153 the sow
- 154 the two goats
- 155 the woodpecker
- 156 Airāvata
- 157 Vaśā-cow
cross-references
136 namesOther names the corpus uses — each folded into its concept page:
A mouse see Mouse · A snake see Serpent · A weasel see Weasel · An ox see ox · Ant see Ants · Asps see the asp · Bears see Bear · Beast of burden see beasts of burden · bird see Birds · Boars see Boar · bulls see Bull · Camel see camels · cat see Cats · Cattle see Cows · Cattle and cows see Cows · Cattle/cows see Cows · Cattle/herd see Cattle and herds · Cock see Cocks · Colts see Colt · Cosmic Cow see The cosmic cow · Cow see Cows · Cow / cattle see Cows · Cows see Cows · Cows / Cattle see Cows · Crow see the crow · Crows see the crow · Delphyne see The Dragon · Dogs see Dog · Dogs and birds see Birds and dogs · Dolphin see Dolphins · Elephant see elephants · Elephants and horses see Horses and elephants · Falcon / Hawk see Hawks and falcons · Fishes see Fish · Flocks and sheep see Sheep/flock · Footless Creatures see Serpent · Foxes see Fox · Frog see Frogs · Goats see Goat · Grasshoppers see grasshopper · Hawks see Hawk · Hens see Hen · Herd-dogs see Hunting dogs · hind see Deer · Horse see Horses · jackals see Jackal · jackdaw see A jackdaw · kine see Cows · Leopards see Leopard · Lions see Lion · mad dog see Mad dogs · Mules and asses see Asses and mules · Owl see the owl · Owls see the owl · panthers see Panther · Peacocks see Peacock · Perseus see Dog · Pigeon see the pigeon · Pigs see Pig · Ram see the ram · raven see ravens · Sacred cattle see Cows · Sacrificial animal see Sacrificial animals · Sacrificial bulls see Sacrificial Bull · Serpent / snake see Serpent · Serpents see Serpent · She-goats see She-goat · Snake see Serpent · Snakes see Serpent · Sparrow see sparrows · Spiders see Spider · Stags see Stag · Steeds / Horses see Horses / Steeds · Suparṇas see Suparṇa · swallows see Swallow · 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 Cows · The cuckoo see Cuckoo · the deer see Deer · The Dog see Dog · the dogs see Dog · the dolphin see Dolphins · The dove see Dove · The eagle see Eagle · The eagle of Zeus see Eagle of Zeus · The Egyptian bull see Apis · The fawn see Fawn · The fox see Fox · The geese see Geese · The goats see Goat · the grasshopper see grasshopper · The horse see Horses · The hunting hounds see Hunting hounds · The hydra see Hydra · The kite see Kite · the lion see Lion · the lions see Lion · the mule see Mule · the mules see Mules · The nightingale see Nightingale · the ox see ox · The polypus see Polypus · 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 sparrow see sparrows · The stag see Stag · the swallows see Swallow · the swan see Swans · the swans see Swans · The two eagles see Suparṇa · The Vultures see Vultures · 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 · Victor see Ass · Vipers see Viper · Wild beast see Wild beasts · Wild Boars see Wild boar · Woodpecker see the woodpecker · Wren see The wren · Ṛṣabha see Bull
noted, not yet mapped
679 moreNamed in one work so far, awaiting more of the harvest before they earn a page of their own:
Bucephalas · The sacrificial Bull/Ox · Worms · Cattle of the sun-god · Forest fauna of Citrakūṭa · The horses of Achilles · The lower animals · Army animals · Rhesus's horses · Śataudanā · Apollo's cattle · Apollo's stolen cattle · Argos · Cattle / hidden cows · Copaic eel · Cows / milch-cattle · Domesticated breeding animals · Donkey, mule, and buffalo · Eels and fishes of the river · Falcon · Fighting animals · Heraclides' pet snake · 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 dog as symbol of Cynic life · The jay · The Libyan beast-woman · The Lion (symbol of the Greek army and the House of Atreus) · The sacrificial boar · the serpent of Olympias · Threadworm · triyak · Twin Serpents · Two bay horses · Vipers and Arabian winged serpents · wild animals and fish · Worms from dung and rain-soaked earth · Animals of instinctive fidelity · beasts and fishes · bee / bumblebee · Bees and the Hive-King · Bestial Imagery: Lions, Centaurs, and Satyrs · Calydonian boar · Cattle and beasts · Chromius's horses · Cimon's Olympic-winning mares · Cinnamon-gathering birds · Contrary-element beasts · Courageous wild animals · Deer and hares · Dolphin form of Apollo · Dragon of Ares · Dundubhi · eels · Eumaios's hounds · Gold-digging ants · Greyhounds and mastiffs · Griffins · Heifer · Horses and Mule · horses, mules, and asses in extreme climates · Indian camels · Labes · Mares of Eumelos · Marian Mule · Masistius's horse · Minotaur · orphaned mother cow · other sacred animals (dogs, mongooses, shrewmice, hawks, otters, bears, wolves) · Owl and pigeon · Ox and horse · Parrots and starlings · Partridge and ruddy sheldrake · Pasacas · Poison-related birds · Pony/Horse · Pyrrhus's horse · Queen bee · Rhoebus · sacred and winged serpents · Sacred flock of the Sun · Saramā and Yama's two dogs · Serpent on Cleomenes's body · Serpents, scorpions, and beasts · Serpents sent by Hera · She-dragon of Pytho · Sheep, goats, cattle, and horses · Sheep of the sun-god · Silvia's stag · Sirens · Slaughtered cattle and flocks · Snake heads on the shield · Stags/deer · Swine and Dogs · The Drone · the falcon / eagle · The Four Asps · The gadfly · The golden lamb · The racing bull · The Two Mice · The Unicorn · the wasps · the white sow and her litter · Tigers and lions · tiryak · Turtle-dove · Two Birds · Uccaiḥśravā · Wild and domestic animals subject to killing-penances · Wild and domesticated animals · 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 Maltese dog · Adders and tarantulas · Animal-Type Classification of Men and Women · animals addressed by Rāma · Animals and birds said to know the healing herbs · animals cited as examples of non-happiness · 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 · Antro Coratius's cow · Ants at the sacrifice · ants, bees, storks · Arabian long-tailed sheep · Arabian phoenix · Ascarides · Ass and oxen · Asses, Wolves, Hawks, Kites, Bees, Wasps, Ants · Bacchus's tigers · 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 and goldfinch · Bestial incarnations · Bhadra · and 519 more