Apparently this was a matter of much debate, with further takes by (at least) Aristotle, Athenaeus, Oppian, Pliny and Plutarch: https://books.google.com/books?

Apparently this was a matter of much debate, with further takes by (at least) Aristotle, Athenaeus, Oppian, Pliny and Plutarch: https://books.google.com/books?id=Tun_DwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA61&dq=Oppian%20octopus&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=Tun_DwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA61&dq=O...