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Using Aelian

  • In the example corpus, aelian often appears in combinations such as: aelian on.

Context around Aelian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

1992 1× b61 1× animals 1× reading 1×

Often after:

varia 1× told 1× writes 1×

Sentence patterns with Aelian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

32 in aelian s story 1× aelian on the 1× aelian varia historia 1× b61 aelian on animals 1× cited by aelian 1× further reading aelian on animals 1× much of aelian s text 1× of animals aelian writes that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aelian on the 1× aelian varia historia 1× antoninus liberalis metamorphoses 1× b61 aelian on 1× emperor leo vi 1× in his book 1×

Common sentence endings:

a high tower 1× a human being 1× animals 3 volumes 1× art τέχνη τακτική 1× before the battle 1× cited by aelian 1×

Words around Aelian

Just before it in the word index:

aelia 5 aelf 8 aelbert 7 ael 11 aeko 2 aek 27

Just after it in the word index:

aelin 2 aelita 2 aelius 13 aelred 3 aelswith 2 aeltc 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Aelian

  • In this selection, "aelian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 1992, b61, animals, varia, told and writes stand out and add context to how "aelian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 32 in aelian s story and aelian on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aelian" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aelian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

See also * Historiae animalium by Gessner References Further reading *Aelian, On Animals. 3 volumes. (14 words)

The third volume of the Loeb Classical Library translation gives a gazetteer of authors cited by Aelian. (17 words)

Emperor Leo VI the Wise incorporated much of Aelian's text in his own work on the military art (Τέχνη Τακτική). (21 words)

Longer example sentences

B61 (Aelian, On Animals, xvi 29) But most of these products of natural forces disappeared as suddenly as they arose; only in those rare cases where the parts were found to be adapted to each other, did the complex structures last. (41 words)

Walter Burkert : The Orientalizing Revolution; 1992, p. 33 note 32. In Aelian's story, the King of Babylon, Seuechorus or Euechorus, determined by oracle that his grandson Gilgamos would kill him, so he threw him out of a high tower. (40 words)

Aelian, On the Nature of Animals VII, 38 Marathon run main According to Herodotus, an Athenian runner named Pheidippides was sent to run from Athens to Sparta to ask for assistance before the battle. (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

Aelian, On the Nature of Animals VII, 38 Marathon run main According to Herodotus, an Athenian runner named Pheidippides was sent to run from Athens to Sparta to ask for assistance before the battle.

Aelian, Varia Historia, iv. 20; Diogenes Laërtius, ix. 35. During his travels, according to Diogenes Laërtius, he became acquainted with the Chaldean magi.

Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 29, translation by Francis Celoria, Psychology Press, 1992 Aelian told a different story of a woman transformed into a polecat: ""I have heard that the polecat was once a human being.

B61 (Aelian, On Animals, xvi 29) But most of these products of natural forces disappeared as suddenly as they arose; only in those rare cases where the parts were found to be adapted to each other, did the complex structures last.

Emperor Leo VI the Wise incorporated much of Aelian's text in his own work on the military art (Τέχνη Τακτική).

In his book On the Nature of Animals, Aelian writes that animals chosen for sacrifice would voluntarily walk up to the altar to be killed.

See also * Historiae animalium by Gessner References Further reading *Aelian, On Animals. 3 volumes.

The third volume of the Loeb Classical Library translation gives a gazetteer of authors cited by Aelian.

Walter Burkert : The Orientalizing Revolution; 1992, p. 33 note 32. In Aelian's story, the King of Babylon, Seuechorus or Euechorus, determined by oracle that his grandson Gilgamos would kill him, so he threw him out of a high tower.

Common combinations with aelian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • aelian on 3×

Frequently asked questions

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