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The significance and cultural role of symbols has been applied many times to the study of past societies. The precise role of unique semiotic languages against more general communication still calls for further consideration. Depictions of animals are undoubtedly the most frequent. In this respect, the culture of ancient Greeks was no exception. This paper aims to present the diversity of animal signs encountered on Greek armament from the Archaic and the Classical periods in an attempt at interpreting them in a military context.