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Lions do not mate with their fellows, but prefer leopards. (Cf. Q551.3.)

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B754.3

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“Hesiod also called him Schoeneus (see Apollodorus, below), and the later writers just mentioned ncbably accepted the name on his authority. According to Euripides, as we learn from Apollodorus (see below), the name of the heroine’s father was Maenalus. The suckling of Atalanta by the bear, and the unsuccessful assault on her by the two centaurs, Hylaeus and Rhoecus, are described, with a wealth of picturesque detail, by Aelian (Var.”

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Filed under Sexual habits of animals.

1 finer motif beneath it
Female rattlesnakes mate with black snakes rather than with male rattlesnakes
Filed beside it
Unusual sexual union of animalsAnimal changes sex periodicallyElephants have sexual desire only after eating mandrakesMale rabbit bears young. Female rabbit escaped Noah on ark and drownedCocks kept from intercourse with hens have tenderest meatPeacock pregnant without intercourse. Male spits up semen and female eats it. This as a curse. (Cf. A2236.5.)Unusual parturition of animal
Travels with
Punishment: transformation. (Cf. D661.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Animal nurse. Animal nourishes abandoned childGolden applePunishment: transformation of lovers into lion and lioness for desecrating temple. They have had sexual relations in the temple. It was believed that lions do not mate with each other; hence their sin could not be repeated

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