Asses and mules
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On the Nature of the Gods (Latin)
It would be long to follow out the uses of mules and asses, which surely were prepared for the use of men.
in the texts
On the Nature of the Gods
Pack animals noted as prepared for the use of men
It would be long to follow out the uses of mules and asses, which surely were prepared for the use of men.
The Histories
Pack animals unknown in Scythia whose braying repeatedly frightens Scythian horses and is exploited by Darius in his escape.
Very strange to say, what aided the Persians and thwarted the Scythians in their attacks on Darius ' army was the braying of the asses and the appearance of the mules.
and often, when they were in the act of charging the Persians, the horses would shy in fear if they heard the asses bray or would stand still with ears erect, never having heard a noise like it or seen a like creature.
When the asses found themselves deserted by the multitude, they brayed the louder for it;