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Document Details : Title: Crows and Ravens in the Mediterranean (the Nile Valley, Greece and Italy) as Presented in the Ancient and Modern Proverbial Literature Author(s): FOUFOPOULOS, Johannes , LITINAS, Nikos Journal: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists Volume: 42 Date: 2005 Pages: 7-39 DOI: 10.2143/BASP.42.0.3275107 Abstract : Throughout the ages birds have played a prominent role in the life of the people occupying the Eastern Mediterranean Basin. Because of their importance as food sources, agricultural pests, domestic pets, as well as inspirations for various art forms, they figure prominently in historical texts, fables and the public lore of these civilizations. Corvids, the bird group containing crows, ravens and magpies, is of particular importance because of the large size, conspicuous presence and significant potential for agricultural damage that these birds exhibit. The present paper was written to complete the study of this group of birds, as they appear in the civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Italy. |
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