Aristotle on the Cock

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Aristotle’s History of Animals describes the cock in detail, distinguishing the fighting strains and noting the ‘game’ qualities that the cockfighter would later codify.

Plutarch on the Cock

Fri, 01 Jan 0100 00:00:00 +0000

date: 0100-01-01

Plutarch’s Moralia contains an early example of the cock as a moral exemplar — a creature whose courage and sense of duty make him a model for human behaviour. The passage became one of the most-quoted classical references to the domestic fowl.

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Aristotle on the Cock

Plutarch on the Cock