Animal Encounters in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica (Mnemosyne Supplements: Monographs on Greek and Latin Language and Literature, 460)

‎Contents
‎Acknowledgments
‎Abbreviations
‎General Introduction
	‎1. Background 1: Discussions in Valerian Scholarship
	‎2. Background 2: The Literary & Cultural Contexts of Valerius’ Animals
	‎3. Methodology
		‎3.1. Categories of Animal & Levels of Operation
		‎3.2. Foreground: The Empathic and Empathetic in Valerius Flaccus
		‎3.3. Selection & Arrangement of Material, & Progression of Analysis
‎Chapter 1. Empathy: Animal Experience in Simile
	‎1. Bulls & Herds: Safety in Numbers
		‎1.1. The Bull & the Gadfly, Arg. 3.579–586
		‎1.2. Hercules’ Victorious Bull, Arg. 2.542–549
		‎1.3. Erginus’ Beloved Leader Bull, Arg. 5.67–70
	‎2. The Animal Mother: Gender & Generic Boundaries
		‎2.1. The Bereft Lioness, Arg. 3.737–740
		‎2.2. The Halcyon, Arg. 4.44–50
	‎3. Behaviour Patterns: Life Cycles & Phases
		‎3.1. Cranes at the Nile, Arg. 3.357–361
		‎3.2. Mother & Chicks, Arg. 7.735–739
	‎Conclusion
‎Chapter 2. Relating: Human/Animal Interactions
	‎1. Human Dominion
		‎1.1. Hunting
			‎1.1.1. The Limed Bird, Arg. 6.260–264
			‎1.1.2. The Harpies, Arg. 4.514–525
		‎1.2. Subjugation: Labour as/and Spectacle
			‎1.2.1. The Flammiferi Tauri, Arg. 7.576–596
		‎1.3. Sacrifice: Estrangement & Affinity
			‎1.3.1. The Necromancy Bull, Arg. 1.774–780, 785–787
			‎1.3.2. The Funeral at Cyzicus, Arg. 3.334–337
	‎2. Human & Animal Trans-Species Collaboration
		‎2.1. The Caspian War-Dogs & Martial Culture, Arg. 6.106–113
		‎2.2. Epic Bond: the Glory & Failure of Human-Equine Partnerships, Arg. 6.33–35
		‎2.3. Oncheus and His Horse, Arg. 6.256–259
	‎Conclusion
‎Chapter 3. Identity: Human Appropriation of Animal Skins
	‎1. Heroic Identification
		‎1.1. Hercules & the Nemean Lion, Arg. 1.263, 3.720b–721a, 8.125–126
		‎1.2. Jason & the Golden Fleece, Arg. 8.112–115, 217–258
	‎2. (Re)emergence of the Animal
		‎2.1. Cyzicus & his Trophy, Arg. 3.20–29a
		‎2.2. Armis as Pan, Arg. 6.529–541
		‎2.3. The Death of Myraces & His Tiger-Skin, Arg. 6.699–706
	‎Conclusion
‎Chapter 4. Presence: Animal Emissaries & Cult Companions
	‎1. Sight: Jupiter’s Birds
		‎1.1. Armiger Iovis
			‎1.1.1. The Omen Eagle, Arg. 1.156–160
			‎1.1.2. Jupiter’s Eagle & Ganymede, Arg. 2.414–417
			‎1.1.3. The Promethean Vulture, Arg. 4.68–72, 5.171–176
	‎2. Sound: The Animal Voice
		‎2.1. Bacchus’ Tigers, Arg. 2.259–260
		‎2.2. Cybele’s Lion, Arg. 3.237
	‎Conclusion
‎Chapter 5. Serpentine: Meditation on the Monstrous
	‎1. Snaky Monsters & the New World Order
		‎1.1. Neptune and His ‘Children’
	‎2. Snakes on Cyzicus, Arg. 3.456–458
	‎3. Medea & Her draco
	‎Conclusion
‎General Conclusion
‎Appendix: Indices of Animal & Related References in Valerius Flaccus
‎Bibliography
‎General Index
‎Index of Passages