Japetus έγραψε: 08 Δεκ 2020, 19:11
Σενέκας έγραψε: 08 Δεκ 2020, 18:59
και πάψτε πχια με τα κανις. Είπαμε ότι ήταν κάτι μεταξύ μαλτέζικου και βολπίνο ιταλιάνο
Λένε ότι πρόκειται για το κοκόνι... Κρατά από την αρχαιότητα η ράτσα αυτή..
Δε νομίζω. "Μελιταῖον" παραπέμπει σε μαλτέζικο(η ίδια λέξη είναι), μορφολογικά είναι παρόμοια με τα βολπίνο. Αυτό που όντως υπάρχει απ'ατην αρχαιότητα και ήταν το 1η τσοπανόσκυλο στη Μεσόγειο εκείνη την εποχή είναι ο Ηπειρώτικος Μολοσσός
he Molossus of Epirus was developed by the Molossians, a Greek tribe living in the mountainous Epirus region found in modern northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania.[2] The breed was developed as a war dog, as well as a livestock guardian dog. Later, during the classical era, Alexander the Great took these dogs on his expeditions to enlarge the country's size.
The original Molossian hound was a breed or type of large dog in the ancient kingdom of Molossis, in the region of Epirus, now western Greece.[7]
The Molossus was famous throughout the ancient world for its size and ferocity. It is mentioned in ancient literature by, among others: Aristophanes,[8], Aristotle,[9] Grattius,[10] Horace,[11][12] Lucan,[13] Lucretius,[14] Martial,[15] Nemesianus,[16] Oppian of Apamea,[17] Plautus,[18] Seneca,[19] Statius,[20][21][22] and Virgil.[23] Suda also mentioned it.[24][25]
The Molossians issued silver coinage with an image of a Molossus as their emblem.[7]
The Molossians kept dogs of two distinct types, one a hunting dog with a broad muzzle which is sometimes considered the ancestor to the modern mastiff type, the other a large livestock guardian dog. In his History of Animals, Aristotle wrote, "In the Molossian race of dogs, those employed in hunting differ in no respect from other dogs, while those employed in following sheep are larger and more fierce in their attack on wild beasts."[9] He added that dogs that are born of a mixed breed between the Molossian and the Laconian dogs are remarkable for courage and endurance of hard labor.[26][27]
Polycrates of Samos imported Molossian and Laconian dogs to the island.[28]
και σε αυτό το νήμα.
