An Elephant for Aristotle, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 34 relations: Alexander the Great, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Ancient Macedonians, Aristotle, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Athens, Banditry, Cavalry, Chicago Tribune, Curtis Publishing Company, Doubleday (publisher), Edgar Pangborn, Elephant, Hardcover, Harry Turtledove, Historical fiction, India, Indus River, Iran, José Saramago, L. Sprague de Camp, Lest Darkness Fall, P. Schuyler Miller, Porus, Sutler, Syria, Talbot Mundy, The Arrows of Hercules, The Bronze God of Rhodes, The Elephant's Journey, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Thessaly, Xenocrates.

2. Novels about elephants
3. Novels by L. Sprague de Camp
4. Novels set in ancient India
5. Novels set in ancient Persia
6. Novels set in the 4th century BC

Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Alexander the Great

Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Ancient Macedonians

The Macedonians (Μακεδόνες, Makedónes) were an ancient tribe that lived on the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios in the northeastern part of mainland Greece.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Ancient Macedonians

Aristotle

Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Aristotle

Athenaeum of Philadelphia

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, located at 219 S. 6th Street between St.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Athens

Banditry

Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Banditry

Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Cavalry

Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Chicago Tribune

Curtis Publishing Company

The Curtis Publishing Company, founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, became one of the largest and most influential publishers in the United States during the early 20th century.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Curtis Publishing Company

Doubleday (publisher)

Doubleday is an American publishing company.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Doubleday (publisher)

Edgar Pangborn

Edgar Pangborn (February 25, 1909 – February 1, 1976) was an American writer of mystery, historical, and science fiction.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Edgar Pangborn

Elephant

Elephants are the largest living land animals.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Elephant

Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Hardcover

Harry Turtledove

Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Harry Turtledove

Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Historical fiction

India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and India

Indus River

The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Indus River

Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Iran

José Saramago

José de Sousa Saramago (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese writer.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and José Saramago

L. Sprague de Camp

Lyon Sprague de Camp (November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction literature.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and L. Sprague de Camp

Lest Darkness Fall

Lest Darkness Fall is a 1939 alternate history science fiction novel by the American author L. Sprague de Camp. An Elephant for Aristotle and Lest Darkness Fall are novels by L. Sprague de Camp.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Lest Darkness Fall

P. Schuyler Miller

Peter Schuyler Miller (February 21, 1912 – October 13, 1974) was an American science fiction writer and critic.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and P. Schuyler Miller

Porus

Porus or Poros (Πῶρος; 326–321 BC) was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of what is now India and Pakistan.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Porus

Sutler

A sutler or victualer is a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp, or in quarters.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Sutler

Syria

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Syria

Talbot Mundy

Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon, 23 April 1879 – 5 August 1940) was an English writer of adventure fiction.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Talbot Mundy

The Arrows of Hercules

The Arrows of Hercules is an historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardback by Doubleday in 1965 and in paperback by Curtis Books in 1970. An Elephant for Aristotle and The Arrows of Hercules are Doubleday (publisher) books, novels by L. Sprague de Camp and novels set in ancient Greece.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and The Arrows of Hercules

The Bronze God of Rhodes

The Bronze God of Rhodes is a historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. An Elephant for Aristotle and The Bronze God of Rhodes are Doubleday (publisher) books, novels by L. Sprague de Camp, novels set in ancient Greece and novels set in the 4th century BC.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and The Bronze God of Rhodes

The Elephant's Journey

The Elephant's Journey (A Viagem do Elefante) is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago. An Elephant for Aristotle and The Elephant's Journey are novels about elephants.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and The Elephant's Journey

The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and The New York Times

The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and The Washington Post

Thessaly

Thessaly (translit; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Thessaly

Xenocrates

Xenocrates (Ξενοκράτης; c. 396/5314/3 BC) of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC.

See An Elephant for Aristotle and Xenocrates

See also

Novels about elephants

• An Elephant for Aristotle
• Elephant Adventure
• Elephant Song (Longyear novel)
• Elephant Song (Smith novel)
• Leaving Time
• Mammoth (novel)
• Modoc (novel)
• The Barnabus Project
• The Elephant's Journey
• The Magician's Elephant
• The Mammoth Trilogy
• The Moon in the Cloud
• The Steam House
• The White Bone
• Uncle and Claudius the Camel

Novels by L. Sprague de Camp

• An Elephant for Aristotle
• Conan and the Spider God
• Conan of the Isles
• Conan the Barbarian (1982 novel)
• Conan the Buccaneer
• Conan the Liberator
• Genus Homo (novel)
• Land of Unreason
• Lest Darkness Fall
• Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories
• Lest Darkness Fall and To Bring the Light
• None but Lucifer
• Rogue Queen
• Solomon's Stone
• The Arrows of Hercules
• The Bones of Zora
• The Bronze God of Rhodes
• The Carnelian Cube
• The Castle of Iron
• The Clocks of Iraz
• The Continent Makers
• The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate
• The Fallible Fiend
• The Flame Knife
• The Glory That Was
• The Goblin Tower
• The Golden Wind
• The Great Fetish
• The Hand of Zei
• The Honorable Barbarian
• The Hostage of Zir
• The Incorporated Knight
• The Pixilated Peeress
• The Prisoner of Zhamanak
• The Queen of Zamba
• The Reluctant King
• The Return of Conan
• The Stones of Nomuru
• The Swords of Zinjaban
• The Tower of Zanid
• The Tritonian Ring
• The Unbeheaded King
• The Undesired Princess
• The Venom Trees of Sunga
• The Virgin of Zesh

Novels set in ancient India

• An Elephant for Aristotle
• Insaan Aur Devta
• Journey to the West
• Monkey (novel)
• Siddhartha (novel)
• The Immortals of Meluha
• The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret
• The Oath of the Vayuputras
• The Secret of the Nagas
• Yavana Rani

Novels set in ancient Persia

• An Elephant for Aristotle
• Creation (novel)
• Funeral Games (novel)
• Gates of Fire
• Hubert Invents the Wheel
• The Babylon Game
• The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate
• The Ends of the Earth (novel)
• The Persian Boy
• The Sands of Ammon

Novels set in the 4th century BC

• An Elephant for Aristotle
• Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish
• Child of a Dream
• Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
• Fire from Heaven
• Funeral Games (novel)
• Salamis (novel)
• Thais of Athens
• The Boat of a Million Years
• The Bronze God of Rhodes
• The Ends of the Earth (novel)
• The Gryphon's Skull
• The Mask of Apollo
• The Persian Boy
• The Sands of Ammon
• The Virtues of War
• Tides of War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Elephant_for_Aristotle