ক্লাউদিয়ুস আইলিয়ানুস: সংশোধিত সংস্করণের মধ্যে পার্থক্য

''Various History'' &mdash; for the most part preserved only in an abridged form<ref name="EB1911"/> &mdash; is Aelian's other well-known work, a miscellany of anecdotes and biographical sketches, lists, pithy maxims, and descriptions of natural wonders and strange local customs, in 14&nbsp;books, with many surprises for the cultural historian and the [[mythographer]], anecdotes about the famous Greek philosophers, poets, historians, and playwrights and myths instructively retold. The emphasis is on ''various'' moralizing tales about heroes and rulers, athletes and wise men; reports about food and drink, different styles in dress or lovers, local habits in giving gifts or entertainments, or in religious beliefs and death customs; and comments on Greek painting. Aelian gives an account of [[fly fishing]], using [[Artificial fly|lures]] of red wool and feathers, of lacquerwork, [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]] worship &mdash; Essentially the ''Various History'' is a Classical "[[magazine]]" in the original senses of that word. He is not perfectly trustworthy in details, and his agenda was heavily influenced by [[Stoicism|Stoic]] opinions,<ref>{{citeবই bookউদ্ধৃতি |last=Zeyl |first=Donald |year=2013 |title=Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yUGzAQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA6&dq=aelian%20varia%20historia%20correct%20stoic&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=aelian%20varia%20historia%20correct%20stoic&f=false |location= |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781134270781 |accessdate=30 November 2013 }}</ref> perhaps so that his readers will not feel guilty, but [[Jane Ellen Harrison]] found survivals of archaic rites mentioned by Aelian very illuminating in her ''Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion'' (1903, 1922).

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