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Pyrausta

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135: 43: 140: 64: 76: 59: 130: 47: 84: 117:, 9, fasc. 3 (juillet-septembre 1950), pp. 283-286 (Société d'Études Latines de Bruxelles). 80: 17: 124: 35: 42:. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a 46:
and died if it went away from the fire. Janssens identifies it with the
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Em. Janssens, "Le « pyrotocon » de Pline l'Ancien",
8: 7: 14: 30:(πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek 16:For the grass moth genus, see 1: 87: ; the Latin text reads 157: 65:Dragons in Greek mythology 15: 136:Greek legendary creatures 104:On the nature of animals 60:Salamanders in folklore 48:Melanophila acuminata 141:Mythological insects 85:Book 11, Chapter 42 77:The Natural History 148: 156: 155: 151: 150: 149: 147: 146: 145: 121: 120: 81:Pliny the Elder 73: 56: 21: 18:Pyrausta (moth) 12: 11: 5: 154: 152: 144: 143: 138: 133: 123: 122: 119: 118: 111: 100: 72: 69: 68: 67: 62: 55: 52: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 153: 142: 139: 137: 134: 132: 131:Greek dragons 129: 128: 126: 116: 112: 109: 105: 101: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 75: 74: 70: 66: 63: 61: 58: 57: 53: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 19: 114: 107: 106:2, 2 : 103: 96: 92: 88: 38:insect from 36:mythological 31: 27: 23: 22: 91:and either 125:Categories 89:pyral(l)is 71:References 44:salamander 108:pyrigonos 97:pyrotocon 32:pyrigonos 102:Aelian, 93:pyrausta 54:See also 28:pyrallis 24:Pyrausta 115:Latomus 34:) is a 40:Cyprus 95:or 79:of 26:or 127:: 83:, 50:. 110:. 99:. 20:.

Index

Pyrausta (moth)
mythological
Cyprus
salamander
Melanophila acuminata
Salamanders in folklore
Dragons in Greek mythology
The Natural History
Pliny the Elder
Book 11, Chapter 42
Categories
Greek dragons
Greek legendary creatures
Mythological insects

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