[2891] It has not been identified.
[2892] Hardouin thinks that the worm called ἴξ by the Greeks is meant. Ovid speaks in his Fasti, B. i. 11. 354-360, of the goat, as being very fond of gnawing the vine.
[2893] See B. xi. c. 19.
[2894] See B. x. c. 20.
[2895] See B. viii. c. 72.
[2896] Some authorities say the ass, and others the Onager, or wild ass.
[2897] This story is generally regarded as an absurdity, and is rejected by Arrian and Plutarch.
[2898] See end of B. ii.
[2899] See end of B. vi.
[2900] See end of B. vii.