farmer’s advice to sons 494
father and daughter 355, 495, 548
and son 466, 492, 495
rapes daughter 136
teaches sons with sticks 493
father’s dying advice to sons 494
father’s last will 549
fawn 62
and lion 13
Ferrari, Franco xxxvi
ferryman 85, 557
fig tree 26, 281
tree and olive 203
file 304–5
fir tree and bramble 200
fish 240, 287, 290
(little and big) 240
(salt water and fresh water) 190
fisherman and big fish 240
and hunter 461
and little fish 287
and monkey 337
and octopus 545
and stone 419
and tuna fish 420
pipes to fish 290
stirs waters 546
flea 482
and abbot 119
and ox 226
begs mercy 120
see also gnat
fly and ant 198
and bald man 582
and honey 427
and mule 223
foal (new-born) 84
Fortune 91, 121, 413, 417, 419–20, 535, 547, 550
and farmer 469
and man by well 470
fortune-teller, see soothsayer
fowl, see chicken, hen, rooster
fowler, see bird-catcher
fox 51, 231, 237, 246, 281, 308, 330, 333, 348, 357, 387, 489, 552
and bear 375
and bird 101
and boar 449
and bramble 306
and cat 236, 489
and cicada 107
and crocodile 189
and dog 228, 373
and donkey 322, 553
and dragon 406
and eagle xxii, 154–5
and goat xv, 113
and grapes 255–6
and hare for dinner 596
and hare in well 444
and hedgehog xv, 29, 236
and hyena 365
and lamb 373
and leopard 191
and lion 19, 145, 195, 245, 452, 600
and lion hunting 343
and lion in cage 222
and lion’s cave xiii, 18
and man counting waves 491
and mask 550
and monkey 19, 164, 179, 188
and moon 264
and partridge 148
and raven 104
and River Meander 383
and rooster 149
and shepherd 146
and stork 156
and tail 398
and weasel 443
and wolf in court 179
and Zeus 351
betrays donkey to lion 145
betrays wolf to shepherd 146
caught by wolf 109
fools king monkey 24
gives wolf a gift 86
hunts with bear and lion 56
loses fear of lion 269
rebukes grateful eagle xvii, 83
robs bear and lion 62
and wolf and lion 15, 17
fox’s tail on fire 437
freedman ix, xxi, 188, 593–4
frog 248, 270, 377, 490
and mouse 139–40
and ox 349
and war of bulls 12
and water-snake 27, 54
as doctor 308
and king 27
and Sun’s wedding 436
and well 445
and viper and water-snake 54
fuller and charcoal burner 542
Gaia 469, 499, 557
and Hermes 522
Galatia 73
Galli 6, 244
gambler 274
Garden of Hesperides 182
gardener 10, 77, 501, 548, 583
Gate of Dreams 563
Gatti, Paolo xxxvii
gnat 247 and bull 242
and camel 224
and lion 243
see also flea
goat 14, 20, 292, 397, 498, 559
and bull 233
and donkey 147
and goatherd 389, 439
and horse 234
and shadow 266
and vine 157
and wolf 100, 266
and Zeus 512
in well xv, 113
on cliff 100
see also kid
goatherd and broken horn 389
and dog 396
and wild goats 439
golden eggs 434
Golden Legend 537
Good Things 525–6
goose and fox 15
and golden eggs 434
and swan 303
flocks with swans 49
and stork and hawk 53
Gotham 62
grasshopper 101
see also cicada, cricket, locust
Greed and Jealousy 162
Greek Anthology xxv, 157, 181, 244
groom and horse 385
gull 331
Gymnasiarch 189
Hadas, Moses xxxviii
Hades 587
halcyon and nest 456
Hansen, William xxxvi
hare 20, 137, 257, 285
and cowherd 387
and dog 374, 396
and eagle 51, 83, 142, 153
and fox 51, 444
and fox’s name 596
and lion 286, 422
and sparrow 142
and tortoise 237
and Zeus 511
and frogs 248
and lions 21
hawk 53, 57, 96, 142, 175, 177, 285, 300
and nightingale 131
and nightingale and bird-catcher 137
hedgehog 234, 236
and fox xv, 29
helmsman 421
hen 310, 433–4, 573
and snake’s eggs 441
see also chicken
Hera and Aphrodite 573
and peacock 507
Hera (statue) 562
Heracles 185, 205, 535
and Athena 534
and driver 481
and flea 482
and Plutus 413
Heraclitus 403
Hercules, see Heracles
Hermes 182, 464, 520
and ants 171
and Arabs 521
and axes 474
and cobblers 519
and gods’ statues 562
and raven 479
and sculptor 563
and Tiresias 475
and traveller 476
and two women 462
and Zeus 10, 27, 329, 522, 524, 569
Hermes (statue) 562–4
and treasure 464
for sale 561
Hermogenes xxv
hero 471
Herodotus ix–x, xxv, xl, 29
heron 46
Hervieux, Leopold xxx, xxxvii
Hesiod xxx, xl, 131, 526, 535
Hesperides 182
hide and river 208
and wolves 442
Hippolytus 594
Homer 249, 294
honey 345, 427, 463
honeybee, see bee
hooligan 158
hoopoe 213, 499
Hope 526
Horace xxv, xl, 18, 47, 104, 207, 280, 326, 360, 408, 425, 537
Horkos (Oath) 170
horse 163, 199, 206, 234, 445, 502, 506
and donkey 65, 114, 410, 418
and foal 84
and groom 385
and lion 313
and mill 416
and miller 417
and wolf 399
asks man for help 47
horseman and hunter 257
Hubris 533
hunter 80, 88, 146, 236, 343, 387
and fisherman 461
and horseman 257
and lion 230
and wolf 372
husband and ill-tempered wi
fe 570
and wife’s lover 574
see also wife and husband
hyena 366
and fox 365
Hymen 468
Ignatius Diaconus xxvi
India xix 361, 499
Isis ix
jackal 263, 600
jackdaw 22, 295
and doves 325
and eagle 341–2
and figs 281
and peacocks 326
and ravens 327
and string 8
in borrowed feathers 329
Jacobs, John C. xxxvii
jar, see pot
jataka xix, xxxviii, xl, 46, 130, 263, 322, 331, 434
Jealousy and Greed 162
Jerome 259, 361, 553
John of Sheppey xl, 110
Juno, see Hera
Jupiter, see Zeus
Kairos 536
Kalila ma Dimnah xix
Katz, Eli xxxviii
Keller, John E. xxxviii
Kenting, L. Clark xxxviii
kid escapes wolf 356
rebuffs wolf 301
king xxix, 22–7
and cobbler 588
see also lion king
king’s son in bathroom 567
Kipling, Rudyard xviii
kite 25, 139, 175, 334, 539
and eagle 57
and mother 370
and partridges 285
and snake 143
and swan 506
Knott, Betty xxxviii
Kore 180
L’Estrange xi, xxxv, xxxviii, xli, 14, 33, 62, 112, 122, 129, 146, 390, 431, 411, 445, 584
La Fontaine xi, xxxix, xli
lamb 20, 373
and mother 498
and wolf 130
and butcher and shepherd 9
see also sheep
lamp and wind 211
lamprey 190
lark and bird-catcher 87
and harvest 293
gets crest x, 499
in snare 428
laurel 201, 205, 485
Lebanon 26
Leda 166
Lenaghan, R. T. xxxviii
leopard 20, 322, 361, 600
and fox 191
Lethe 587
Leutsch, E. xxxvii
liar and truthful man 108
Libanius xxiii
Libitina 406
Life of Aesop ix, xxv, xxxii, xxxvi, xl, 31, 272, 397, 501, 504
lion (golden) 547
lion (painted) 466
lion 5, 16, 18, 46, 100, 168, 191, 230, 233–4, 243–4, 409, 438
and archer 246
and boar 61
and bull 55, 376, 422
and bull for dinner 99
and bull’s horns 106
and bulls in field 59
and deer 286, 459, 600
and dog 228
and donkey 145, 216, 235
and donkey’s bray 217
and donkey’s insults 422
and eagle 50
and elephant 247
and farmer’s daughter 355
and fawn 13
and fox 18, 145, 222, 245, 269, 452, 600
and fox hunting 343
and frog 270
and hare 21, 286, 422
and horse 313
and man disputing 186–7
and monkey 16
and mouse on mane 245
and mouse’s gratitude 70
and rooster 235, 247
and shepherd 69, 229
and traveller 165
and unicorn 110
and wolf 169, 265
attended by fox and wolf 17
and cow, goat, and sheep 14
and fox and bear 56, 62
and fox and monkey 19
and fox and wolf 15
and hare and deer 286
see also lioness
lion-cub 34
lion-king 14, 16–17, 19–20, 55, 245, 402
lion-skin 231, 322–3
lion’s share 14–15
lioness and sow 195
and boar 376
Livy xxv, xl
lizard escapes snake 452
imitates snake 347
Locrian bull 477
locust 101
see also cicada, cricket, grasshopper
logos 514
Lucian xxv, xl, 163, 322, 404
Luck, see Fortune
Lucretius 247
Lucullus 593
Lycurgus 68
lynx 37
Lysippus 536
Macrobius xxiii
Maecenas 591
magpie and tail 360
maids and rooster 432
man 173
and Heracles 482
and hero 471
and horse 47, 84
and lion disputing 186–7
bitten by dog 173
by well and Fortune 470
see also old man, poor man, rich man, sick man, young man
mare 84
Marie de France xi, xxxviii, xl
Mars Field 579
Mars, see Ares
Martial 422
master and dog 77, 292, 338, 380, 393, 502
and old dog 388
Maximus of Tyre xxv, 9
Meander River 383
Megara 2
Menander and Demetrius 384
Menenius Agrippa xxv
merchant 152, 318
Mercury, see Hermes
Mesopotamia xxxviii
Mickey Mouse xx
Miletus 383
mill 416–17, 458
miller and horse 417
Minerva, see Athena
mirror and snail 554
for brother and sister 495
Misenum 593
miser and gold 407
Mohammed 73
mole and frankincense 259–60
and mother 261
Molossian (dog) 60
Momus and gods 518
monkey 23, 339, 551, 554
and ancestors 188
and baby 253
and camel 354
and city 447
and dolphin 324
and fisherman 337
and fox 19, 24, 179, 188
and fox’s tail 164
and lion 19
and nuts 448
and two babies 497
and two travellers 108
dancing 352
elected king 24
and fox and lion 16
monks and abbots 28
moon 264
Morning Star 211
mother (animal) 84, 154, 181, 194–6, 249, 293, 301, 349, 369, 498
(dog) 116
(kite) 370, 539
(mole) 259–61
(monkey) 253, 497
and daughter 549, 575
and daughters’ wishes 548
and hired mourners 395
and son 462, 467, 496, 539, 594
mountain gives birth to mouse 280
mourner 395
mouse 57, 256, 280, 350
and blacksmiths 424
and bull 241
and cat 98, 250, 299, 435
and frog 139–40
and lion 245
and oyster 429
and weasel 63, 298, 455
from city and country 408
generals 455
in pot 425
rescues lion 70
who was drunk 118
mulberry tree 167
mule 152, 199, 223
and donkey 64
and robbers 411
who boasted 206
murderer and mulberry tree 167
and Nile 168
musician as dog 503
at home 252
Mynors, R. A. B. xxxvii
myrtle 205, 426
Naples 593
Neckam, see Alexander Nequam
Nero xxi
Nicholson, R. A. xxxviii
Niemoeller 58
nightingale and bat 288
and hawk
131, 137
and swallow 505
nightingale’s song 507
Nile 102, 168
North Wind and Sun 183
nurse and wolf 282–3
nut tree’s lament 81
oak and axe 41
and reed 202
and Zeus 40, 205
Oath returns for man 170
octopus 545
Odo of Cheriton xxvii–xxx, xxxvii, xl
old man 484
and donkeys 423
and sons 493
warns donkey 11
old woman and bald man 584
and doctor 589
and wine jar 572
carried by man 576
olive tree 26, 41, 201, 205
tree and fig tree 203
Olivelle, Patrick xxxviii
Olympus 153
Omphale 185
onager and donkey xii, 4
and donkey and lion 5
Opportunity (statue) 536
oracle rebukes man 472
speaks 485
Orion 123
Orpheus 503
Orwell, George xx
ostrich 57
as beast and bird 362
Ovid 133, 212, 365
owl and cricket 97
and jackdaw 329
and other birds 488
and cat and mouse 98
owner and donkey 10, 339
and new donkey 307
ox 163, 226, 336, 349, 477, 478, 502
and butcher 446
and donkey ploughing 218
and donkey pulling load 65
and farmer 124, 132, 292
and manure 379
see also hull
oyster 429
Pain and Pleasure 532
Palatine Anthology see Greek Anthology
Pan 109
Panathenaea Festival 559
Panchatantra xix, xxxviii, xl, 75, 322, 600
Pandora 526
panther in pit 76
Parmeno’s pig 592
Parnassus 485
parrot 214
Particulo xxi
partridge 123, 214, 285
and bird-catcher 45
and fox 148
and roosters 134
and wasps 124
peacock and crane 193
and crow xxviii, 328
and Hera 507
and jackdaw 326
as king of birds 22
plucked bare 89
pearl 403
pelican xxix
Perotti, Niccolo xxi–xxii, xli
Perry, Ben xxix, xxxii–xxxiii, xxxvi–xxxviii
Persephone, 180, 587
Petronius 339, 440, 577
Phaedrus xi, xvi, xxi–xxiii, xxvi–xxvii, xxx, xxxvi, xl–xli, 47, 88, 173, 314, 442, 455
Philetus 388
Phillips, Margaret xxxvii
Philomela, see Procne and Philomela
phoenix xxix
Phrygia ix, 210
Physiologus xxix
pig 127, 128, 169, 195, 592
and donkey 397, 414
and farmer 599
and lion’s banquet 402
and litter of goats 559
and wolf 311, 402
see also boar, sow
pigeon 71
see also dove
pigeon and painting 431
pine tree 42, 205
pirate 477
Pithoeanus (Codex Pithoeanus) xxi
plane tree’s lament 82
Plato 2, 284, 471, 514, 532
Plautus 38, 458, 572
Pleasure and Pain 532
Pliny xxxv, 102, 190, 284, 451
ploughman and widow 578
Plutarch xxv, xl, 65, 68, 156, 183, 191, 310, 442, 493, 495, 538, 592
(Lives) xxv, 31, 66, 82, 251, 346, 398, 452
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