TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schmalzgruber, Hedwig
T1  - Cave canem
T1  - Cave canem : Vicious Dogs in Ancient Fables (Aes. 64 and 120 [Perry], Phaedr. 2,3, Babr. 104, Avian. 7)
BT  - Bissige Hunde in antiken Fabeln (Aes. 64 und 120 [Perry], Phaedr. 2,3, Babr. 104, Avian. 7)
JF  - Hermes : Zeitschrift für Klassische Philologie
N2  - So far, animals in fables have almost exclusively been studied as symbolic representatives of human behaviour. New perspectives are opened up by Human-Animal Studies which focus on the animals themselves and human-animal relationships. Inspired by this approach, this article examines five fables of Graeco-Roman antiquity which are connected by the motif of the vicious dog. On the basis of philological interpretation it is shown to what extent and with which intention the dogs are anthropomorphised and at the same time represented as real animals. Interestingly, the human protagonists usually don´t blame the dogs and draw a clear borderline between animals and humans. It seems that successful communication is possible only within the same species.
KW  - Fabel
KW  - Phaedrus
KW  - Mensch-Tier-Beziehung
KW  - Collectio Augustana
KW  - avian
KW  - fable
KW  - human-animal relationship
KW  - Babrios
KW  - Babrius
KW  - Avianus
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://elibrary.steiner-verlag.de/journal/hermes/149/1
U6  - https://doi.org/10.25162/hermes-2021-0007
SN  - 0018-0777
SN  - 2365-3116
VL  - 149
IS  - 1
SP  - 83
EP  - 103
PB  - Steiner
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  -