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The Judgment of Animals in Classical Greece: Animal Sculpture and ...

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<strong>The</strong> characteristics <strong>of</strong> the brave man are stiff hair, an erect carriage <strong>of</strong> body, bones, sides<br />

<strong>and</strong> extremities <strong>of</strong> the body strong <strong>and</strong> large, broad <strong>and</strong> flat belly.<br />

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Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 808a III B.C.<br />

qumw&douj shmei=a. o)rqo_j to_ sw~ma, tw|~ sxh&mati eu1pleuroj, eu1qumoj,<br />

e0pi/purroj: w)mopla&tai diesthkui=ai kai\ mega&lai kai\ platei=ai: a)krw-<br />

th&ria mega&la kai\ e0gkrath~: lei=oj kai\ peri\ ta_ sth&qh kai\ peri\ boubw~naj,<br />

eu)pw&gwn: eu)auch_j o( peri/dromoj tw~n trixw~n, ka&tw katelhluqw&j.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se are the marks <strong>of</strong> the passionate temperament. <strong>The</strong> body is erect, <strong>in</strong> appearance it is<br />

broad at the ribs, sangu<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> ruddy, the shoulder-blades are wide apart, large <strong>and</strong><br />

broad; the extremities are large <strong>and</strong> powerful; he is smooth about the chest <strong>and</strong> gro<strong>in</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />

well-bearded; the growth <strong>of</strong> hair is considerable <strong>and</strong> starts low down.<br />

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Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 808b III B.C.<br />

tw~n me\n ou}n l<strong>of</strong>ou&rwn ko<strong>in</strong>o&n e0st<strong>in</strong> u3brij, tw~n de\ o1nwn te kai\ suw~n h( peri\ ta_<br />

a)frodi/sia e3cij.<br />

All animals with bushy tails are aggressive, while asses <strong>and</strong> pigs show sexual excitement.<br />

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Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 809b III B.C.<br />

fai/netai tw~n zw|&wn a(pa&ntwn le/wn telew&tata meteilhfe/nai th~j tou~ a1rrenoj<br />

i0de/aj. e1sti ga_r e1xwn sto&ma eu)me/geqej, to_ de\ pro&swpon tetragwno&teron, ou)k<br />

a1gan o)stw~dej, th_n a1nw te ge/nun ou) proecesthkui=an a)lla_ i0sorropou~san th|~<br />

ka&tw, r(i=na de\ paxute/ran h2 leptote/ran, xaropou_j o)fqalmou_j e0gkoi/louj, ou)<br />

sfo&dra periferei=j ou1te a1gan promh&keij, me/geqoj de\ me/trion, o)fru_n eu)mege/qh,<br />

me/twpon tetra&gwnon, e0k me/sou u(pokoilo&teron, pro_j de\ ta_j o)fru~j kai\ th_n r(i=na<br />

u(po_ tou~ metw&pou oi[on ne/foj e0panesthko&j. a1nwqen de\ tou~ metw&pou kata_ th_n<br />

r(i=na e1xei tri/xaj e0kkl<strong>in</strong>ei=j oi[on a2n a1silon, kefalh_n metri/an, tra&xhlon eu)mh&kh,<br />

pa&xei su&mmetron, qrici\ canqai=j kexrhme/non, ou) fricai=j ou1te a1gan<br />

a)pestramme/naij:<br />

<strong>The</strong> lion <strong>of</strong> all animals seems to have the most perfect share <strong>of</strong> the male type. Its mouth is<br />

very large, its face is square, not too bony, the upper jaw not overhang<strong>in</strong>g but equally<br />

balanced with the lower jaw, a muzzle rather thick than f<strong>in</strong>e, bright deep-set eyes, neither<br />

very round nor very narrow, <strong>of</strong> moderate size, a large eyebrow, square forehead, rather<br />

hollow from the centre, overhang<strong>in</strong>g towards the brow <strong>and</strong> nostril below the forehead like<br />

a cloud. Above on the forehead towards the muzzle hair slopp<strong>in</strong>g outwards <strong>and</strong> like<br />

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