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

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istles, a head <strong>of</strong> moderate size, a long neck, with correspond<strong>in</strong>g thickness, covered with<br />

tawny hairs, neither very bristl<strong>in</strong>g nor too much turned back.<br />

173<br />

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

zw|~on a)sarko&teron ta_ i0sxi/a kai\ tou_j mhrou&j: ske/lh e0rrwme/na kai\ neurw&dh,<br />

ba&s<strong>in</strong> te neanikh&n, kai\ o3lon to_ sw~ma a)rqrw~dej kai\ neurw~dej, ou1te li/an sklhro_n<br />

ou1te li/an u(gro&n.<br />

<strong>The</strong> animal [lion] has lean haunches <strong>and</strong> thighs; his legs are strong <strong>and</strong> muscular, his<br />

walk is vigorous, <strong>and</strong> his whole body is well-jo<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>and</strong> muscular, neither very hard nor<br />

very moist.<br />

174<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 810b III B.C.<br />

oi9 zwnoi\ filo&qhroi: a)nafe/retai e0pi\ tou_j le/ontaj kai\ tou_j ku&naj. i1doi d' a1n tij<br />

kai\ tw~n kunw~n tou_j filoqhrota&touj zwnou_j o1ntaj.<br />

Those that are small <strong>in</strong> the waist are hunters; witness lions <strong>and</strong> dogs. One can observe<br />

that the dogs most fond <strong>of</strong> hunt<strong>in</strong>g are those which are narrow <strong>in</strong> the waist.<br />

175<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 810b III B.C.<br />

o3soi de\ ta_ sthqi/a e1xousi mega&la kai\ dihrqrwme/na, eu1rwstoi ta_j yuxa&j:<br />

a)nafe/retai e0pi\ to_ a1rren.<br />

Those who have large chests well jo<strong>in</strong>ted are strong <strong>in</strong> character; witness the male.<br />

176<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 810b III B.C.<br />

o3soij ai9 e 0 pwmi/dej e0chrqrwme/nai kai\ oi9 w}moi, eu1rwstoi ta_j yuxa&j:<br />

a)nafe/retai e0pi\ to_ a1rren.<br />

Those whose shoulders <strong>and</strong> shoulder-blades are well articulated have strong characters;<br />

witness the male.<br />

177<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 811a III B.C.<br />

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