Comparative mythology corpus

Animal Names Encoding Traits And Functions

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4788-4910 medium The footnotes gloss many dog names from Greek terms for actions and traits such as tracing, eating, sight, ranging, killing, storm-like speed, hunting, catching, barking, strength, whiteness, soot, snatching, blackness, hair, greed, wild tooth, and subduing beasts. record