For my project, I am eager to learn about the cultural depiction of dogs. I am interested to see how they work themselves into the mythology, how they are regarded through history, and how they have served humans through time. I am especially interested in Aesop's fables, but I would like to expand to see how they translate into Greek/Roman/Norse/etc. mythology. More than anything, my Storybook will be more of an anthology, a collection of stories about dogs, rather than a linear narrative.
Possible Story Sources
Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and His Dogs: The key feature of this story is that one cold winter a farmer resorts to killing all of his animals in order to survive, the dogs catch on and figure that they ought to escape before they are next. This, to me, shows how dogs are held in a higher morality as compared to other animals, as the farmer goes through all of his other animals before even thinking about eating the dogs.
Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and His Dogs: The key feature of this story is that one cold winter a farmer resorts to killing all of his animals in order to survive, the dogs catch on and figure that they ought to escape before they are next. This, to me, shows how dogs are held in a higher morality as compared to other animals, as the farmer goes through all of his other animals before even thinking about eating the dogs.
Aesop's Fables: The Dog and the Wolf:
This story is my personal favorite of Aesop's fables that include dogs. I like the story because the small weak pup fools the hungry wolf by telling him to come back when he has gained some weight, that way he will be more filling as a meal. The pup remains safely behind the fence and outsmarts the wolf.
Aesop's Fables: The Hare and the Hound:
The story about The Hare and the Hound is another top contender for me simply because of the last line, as it reads "You forget," replied the Hound, "that it is one thing to be running for your dinner, and another for your life" (Aesop). Which really resonated with me, and was quite striking the more I thought about it.
Cultural Depictions of Dogs: SourceThis story is my personal favorite of Aesop's fables that include dogs. I like the story because the small weak pup fools the hungry wolf by telling him to come back when he has gained some weight, that way he will be more filling as a meal. The pup remains safely behind the fence and outsmarts the wolf.
Aesop's Fables: The Hare and the Hound:
The story about The Hare and the Hound is another top contender for me simply because of the last line, as it reads "You forget," replied the Hound, "that it is one thing to be running for your dinner, and another for your life" (Aesop). Which really resonated with me, and was quite striking the more I thought about it.
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Mythological Dogs: Source
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