The Perry Index is a widely used index of "Aesop's Fables" or "Aesopica", the fables credited to Aesop, the storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC.
The index was created by Ben Edwin Perry, a professor of classics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Modern scholarship takes the view that Aesop probably did not compose all of the fables attributed to him;[1] indeed, a few are known to have first been used before Aesop lived, while the first record of many others is from well over a millennium after his time.
Traditionally, Aesop's fables were arranged alphabetically, which is not helpful to the reader.
[2] Perry listed them by language (Greek then Latin), chronologically, by source, and then alphabetically; the Spanish scholar Francisco Rodríguez Adrados created a similar system.
[2] This system also does not help the casual reader, but is the best for scholarly purposes.
The Shipwrecked Man (referenced under Hercules and the Wagoner) Perry 31.
The Overfed Hen (referenced under The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs) Perry 59.
The Timid and Covetous Man who found a Lion made of Gold Perry 72.
Zeus, Prometheus, Athena and Momus Perry 101.
Zeus and Apollo, a Contest in Archery Perry 105.
Wolf and Sheep (Three True Statements) Perry 160.
The Prodigal Young Man and the Swallow Perry 170.
The Camel seen for the First Time (noticed under The Lion and the Fox) Perry 196.
The Turtle takes Lessons from the Eagle Perry 231.
The Caterpillar and the Snake (Referenced under The Frog and the Ox) Perry 269.
Hermes and a Man bitten by an Ant Perry 307.
Hermes with a Wagon full of Lies among the Arabs Perry 310.
Zeus and the Jar full of Good Things Perry 313.
Sick Lion, Fox, and Stag, referenced in The Deer without a Heart Perry 337.
Lion and Wild Ass, Partners in the Hunt Perry 340.
The Lizard and the Snake (Referenced under The Frog and the Ox) Perry 372.
The Toad puffing herself up to equal an Ox Perry 377.
The Sick Donkey and the Wolf Physician Perry 393.
The Crow and the Swan (noticed under Washing the Ethiopian white) Perry 399.
The Onager and the Ass (noticed under The Dog and the Wolf) Perry 412.
The Bull, Lioness, and the Wild Boar Perry 415.
The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow Perry 489.
The Dogs send an Embassy to Jupiter Perry 518.
Unlucky Wolf, Fox and Mule (written on hoof) 694.