By Lamberton Robert D., Rotroff Susan I.
In addition to the Little Owl or glaux, so frequently noticeable accompanying the goddess Athena, many different birds performed a tremendous function in Greek paintings and symbolism. This book describes the ways that the Greeks seen birds, from worthwhile hawks and chook to unique parakeets and peacocks. a number of the birds usually depicted are imaginary, from the griffin to the phallos chicken, whose head and neck consisted of an erect penis. The publication ends with a box consultant to species more likely to be visible on a trip to the Agora archaeological park this present day.
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A. D. , London (Collins) 1974 (recently published in Greek translation, with supplementary range maps, by A. , and A . Singer, The Larousse Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe, New York (Larousse) 1970 (rev. 1978) No up-to-date study of the avifauna of Greece exists in English, but a wealth of information on birds and bird-lore in ancient Greece will be found in J. Pollard, Birds in Greek Lqe and Myth, London (Tharnes and Hudson) 1977. , G R - r d 76 Athens, Greece.
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P4782 45. p 26413 46. Ps423 47. P 27465, p I 540. p 3 I 196 48. B96, B r388 49. p 9 s s 4 so. P7839 5 1 . P 12079, P7881 53. P1416 54. p I419 5 5 . Plan by J. Travlos 56. Graph by Susan Rotroff Back cover: Little owl (Athene nortua). , R. Fitter, and J. Parslow, TheBirds ofBritain andEurope, London (Collins) I972 Peterson, R. , G. Mountfort, and P. A. D. , London (Collins) 1974 (recently published in Greek translation, with supplementary range maps, by A. , and A . Singer, The Larousse Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe, New York (Larousse) 1970 (rev.