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Domestic fowl was not really known in the Greek world until the first half of the first millennium bc, although individuals may have been introduced in the Mycenaean period, but only with the status of an exotic curiosity. This species is therefore a late addition to the Greek domestic fauna. Its domestication took place in Southeast Asia, from the wild junglefowl (Gallus gallus). At first, Greeks saw the cock mostly as an exotic bird and used it for cockfighting. The exploitation of the hen for eggs and meat only developed during the classical period, but it was a major turning point in the configuration of human/animal relationship with this domestic species. It also had an impact on food culture and sacrifices.