Oppian, colluthus tryphiodorus - Oppianus; Colluthus, of Lycopolis; Tryphiodorus; Mair, Alexander William, 1875-1928 (Cambridge, Mass.: William Heinemann, 1928)
Oppian: Introduction: The authorship of the poems. Zoology before Oppian. Hunting, fishing, fowling. On the indentification of certain fishes. Some animal idiosyncrasies. Analyses. Bibliography.--Cynegetica, or The chase.--Halleutica, or Fishing.--Classified zoological catalogue.--Colluthus: The rape of Helen.--Tryphiodorus: The talking of Ilois.
Greek and English on opposite pages.
The author of the Halieutica is Oppianus of Anazarbus (or of Corycus) in Cilicia; the Cynegetica is by a native (of the same name?) of Apamea in Syria.
Includes bibliographies.
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Keywords: Zoology -- Pre -- Linnean works; Zoology -- Classification; Hunting; Fishing; Fowling