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Background or reference information on the animals listed here may be be found in the open-access sources listed below or in one or more of the resources listed in the bibliography:

Liddell & Scott, English–Greek Lexicon

Thompson, A Glossary of Greek Birds

Main List

Aetos (ἀετός) Eagle

Citations:

Antigonus 46.1–2

MA 60

Par. Pal. 1

Links: Thompson

Aedon (ἀηδών) Nightingale, lit. 'songstress'.

Citations:

Antigonus 5

Links: Thompson

Aigithos (αἴγιθος) A bird; possibly the linnet.

Citations:

Antigonus 45; 58; 106

Links: Thompson

Aix (αἴξ) Goat

Citations:

Antigonus 17; 30; 45.1; 60a; 103; 107

MA 4; 9; 137

Apollodorus 13

Alexander F2

Archelaus F1

Nymphodorus F7

Aisalon (αἰσάλων) A type of hawk, probably a merlin.

Citations:

Antigonus 59

Links: Thompson

Akanthis (ἀκανθίς) Goldfinch or linnet.

Citations:

Antigonus 106

Links: Thompson

Akari (ἀκαρί) A kind of mite, bred in wax.

Citations:

Antigonus 90

Akris (ἀκρίς) Locust

Citations:

MA 139

Alektryon / alektoris (ἀλεκτρυών / ἀλεκτορίς) Cock / hen

Citations:

MA 128.2

Philon F3

Links: Thompson

Alopex (ἀλώπηξ) (1) Fox

Citations:

Antigonus 59

[Anaima zoa (ἄναιμα ζῷα)] Bloodless animals

Citations:

Antigonus 63

[Animals in general] Remarks or traits that hold for animals in general.

Citations:

Antigonus 61–66; 68; 76sq; 96

Apollonius 37

Par. Vat. 4.2

Par. Flor. 35

[Animal, unidentified] Specific but unidentified animals.

Citations:

Antigonus 84a

Par. Flor. 6; 21

Anthropos (ἄνθρωπος) Human (various physical characteristics and oddities).

Citations:

Antigonus 68; 109–114

MA 33; 32; 101b

Apollonius 28; 35; 51

Par. Flor. 12; 15; 16-17; 20; 21; 25; 26; 29; 30

Phlegon 6–10; 14–18; 22–32

Arktos (ἄρκτος) Bear, esp. brown bear (Ursus arctos).

Citations:

MA 67; 83; 144

Aspalax (ἀσπάλαξ) Blind mole-rat (Spalax typhlus)

Citations:

Antigonus 10

MA 124; 176

Aspis (ἀσπίς) Asp (Egyptian cobra)

Citations:

Antigonus 16b; 32

Aster (ἀστήρ) Starfish

Citations:

Antigonus 82

Cross-reference List (English names)

Ant See myrmex

Asp See aspis above

Ass See onos.

Aurochs See monapos.