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Avianus (or possibly Avienus; [1] c. AD 400) a Latin writer of fables, [2] identified as a Greco-Roman Polytheist. [3] The 42 fables which bear his name are dedicated to a certain Theodosius, whose learning is spoken of in most flattering terms.
Avianus or Avienus (the MSS give both forms), Roman fabulist (fl. c. 400 ce). He dedicated his 42 fables in elegiacs to one Theodosius, who is commonly held to be *Macrobius (Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius); it is possible (though not more) that he is the Avienus who appears in the latter's Saturnalia (who is certainly not the geographical ...
The Roman writer Avianus (active around 400 AD) wrote Latin fables mostly based on Babrius, using very little material from Aesop.
MACROBIUS, AVIENUS, AND AVIANUS I. THE DATE OF AVIANUS DESPITE Lachmann's attempt to place them in the second century, it is now generally agreed that the Fables of Avianus cannot have been written before the late fourth or early fifth century. The linguistic and metrical evidence is decisive.
Chronology agrees, it is true; but there are two grave objections: the fables and the Aratea are poles asunder in style; and the author of the Aratea is designated in full in the MSS. Rufi Festi Avieni, while the prevailing description of the fabulist is simply Aviani.
Avianus (or possibly Avienus; [1] c. AD 400) a Latin writer of fables, [2] identified as a Greco-Roman Polytheist. [3] 10th-century manuscript of Avianus' fables: The Frog Physician and The Mischievous Dog
Oct 2, 2024 · The white fox, known as kitsune, is one of the most revered and mystical creatures in Japanese folklore. Kitsune are often depicted as intelligent beings with magical abilities, capable of shape-shifting into human form.
