# Aesop — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> Aesop in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Greek Aesop

**First appearance:** 0032-notes-and-references

## Who they are

A Greek fabulist referenced in comparative notes.

## In the story

### [Notes and References](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/notes-and-references)

Mentioned in the context of the resemblance between Jataka fables and Aesop's fables, with discussion of historical relations.

### [The Ass in the Lion's Skin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/xx-the-ass-in-the-lion-s-skin)

Mentioned as the Greek source of the Aesopic parallels.

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