Published: 2024-09-09

Oppian of Cilicia on the Sea-Monsters and Phalaina (Halieutica I 360–408)

Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak Logo ORCID

Abstract

The text comprises the Polish poetical translation of two fragments taken from the first book of Oppian’s poem Halieutica. The first fragment contains a poetic invocation and a dedication to the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (H. I 1–9). The second extract describes the largest sea-monsters of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, including whales, sharks, dolphins, walruses and seals (H. I 360–408). The translation is accompanied by a short commentary and concise explanatory notes. In the central section of the article, the present author discusses selected problems connected with the species identification of the sea monster called φάλ(λ)αινα by the ancient Greeks.

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Witczak, K. T. (2024). Oppian of Cilicia on the Sea-Monsters and Phalaina (Halieutica I 360–408). Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies, (2 (14), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2024.14.08

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No. 2 (14) (2024)
Published: 2024-12-13


ISSN: 2719-2687
eISSN: 2451-3849
Ikona DOI 10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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