Quail
animal · 6 works · 7 mentions · 7 anchored passages
quail · Vartikā · a quail · the quail
in the texts
Rigveda
Quail rescued from a wolf's jaw by the Aśvins.
Even the quail from the jaw of the wolf — you two with your powers released her who had been swallowed.
The quail called out to you two, O Aśvins, when you freed her from the very mouth of the wolf.
You freed the quail from distress, and fitted Viśpalā's leg.
Vitae philosophorum
Bird cited for thriving on hemlock, which is poisonous to humans.
the quail thrives on hemlock, which is fatal to man;
Greater Hippias
Animal listed as an example of something that can be beautiful.
and again all the animals, a beautiful horse or cock or quail and all utensils and land vehicles, and on the sea freight-ships and ships of war;
Lysis
A bird kept for sport, mentioned by Socrates as a prized possession he would give up for a good friend.
of these things I reck little, but for the possession of friends I have quite a passionate longing, and would rather obtain a good friend than the best quail or cock in the world;
Alcibiades
Bird carried by Alcibiades in his cloak that escaped during his first public appearance, caught and returned by Antiochus.
The crowd clapped their hands and shouted for joy—so much so that Alcibiades forgot all about the quail which he was carrying in his cloak, and the bird flew away in a fright.
Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata
An undefeated fighting quail purchased by Eros for its renown, whose roasting and consumption by its owner provokes Caesar's severe punishment of him.
When it was told him that Eros, his steward in Egypt, having bought a quail that beat all he came near and was never worsted by any, had roasted and eaten it, he sent for him;