"It is notable that ancient sources link jackals (thôes) with (dionysian) panthers (panthera). Cf. Schol. Il. L 474 (thôes = panthera). Therefore, they are often called lykopantheres (Schol. Theocr. id. 1,71 thôes = lykopantheroi) and assumed bastards of lykoi and pordalies (Opp. Cyn. 3,336ff.). Thus it has to be asked if the dionysian panthers are
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