Oppian, of Apamea. Oppian, Colluthus, Tryphiodorus

Folger bibliographic ID: 40271
Folger call number: PA3612 .O5
Folger holdings ID: 41656

General notes

English and Greek 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

Contents

Oppian: Introduction, the authorship of the poems. Zoology before Oppian. Hunting, fishing, fowling. On the identification of certain fishes. Some animal idiosyncrasies. Analyses. Bibliography.--Cynegetica, or The chase.--Halieutica, or Fishing.--Classified zoological catalogue.--Colluthus: The rape of Helen.--Tryphiodorus: The talking of Ilois

Uniform title: Cynegetica
Extended title: Oppian, Colluthus, Tryphiodorus / with an English translation by A. W. Mair ...

Zoology Animals Hunting Fishing Fowling

author: Oppian, of Apamea
associated with: Mair, A. W. (Alexander William), 1875-1928