The Dog and Its Reflection

Aesop’s fable
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The Dog and Its Reflection
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The Dog and Its Reflection

Summary

The Dog and Its Reflection is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dog and Its Reflection authored Aesop[3].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's genre is fable[5].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection is part of Aesop's Fables[6].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's Commons category is recorded as The Dog and Its Reflection[7].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[8].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's catalog code is recorded as 233[9].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as El perro y el reflejo en el río[10].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as イヌトソノカゲ[11].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as De cane carnem ferente[12].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as O Cão e a Carne[13].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Chien qui porte de la viande[14].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as A Dog and a Shadow[15].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dog and the Shadow[16].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as Of the Dogge and of the Pyece of Flessh[17].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dog and the Shadow[18].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dog and the Shadow[19].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135915032[20].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135311889[21].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138583765[22].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130752581[23].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Κύων κρέας φέρουσα'}[24].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's manifestation of is recorded as The Dog Drops His Meat for the Reflection[25].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's derivative work is recorded as The Dog that Releases its Prey for the Shadow[26].
  • The Dog and Its Reflection's narrative motif is recorded as dog drops its meat for the reflection[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Dog and Its Reflection authored Aesop[3].

Publication

The Dog and Its Reflection's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[8]. Its genre is fable[5]. It is part of Aesop's Fables[6].

Why It Matters

The Dog and Its Reflection ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Types of International Folktales. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Ignacio Rodríguez · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has edition or translation El perro y el reflejo en el río, イヌトソノカゲ, De cane carnem ferente +11
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q135311889]]"
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