Animals were omnipresent in the everyday life of classical Greece, and its culture was not merely anthropocentric. Through close textual analysis of ancient Greek literature, the authors present a nuanced understanding of the classical relationship to animals. They explore how different non-humans such as domestic and wild animals, and mythological hybrid creatures were depicted in varying ways that reveal unique perspectives on categories of animal. Central to the book s enquiry is the question of empathy: investigating the ways in which ancient Greek authors invited their readers to...