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The chalcis, however, spawns in deep water in dense shoals of fish; and the so-called tilon spawns near to beaches in sheltered spots in shoals likewise.
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Of the fish there are two kinds, and they call them paprax and tilon.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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In the balerus and tilon a worm is engendered about the rising of the Dog-star, that sickens these fish and causes them to rise towards the surface, where they are killed by the excessive heat.
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