Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691217826ISBN-10:691217823UPC:9780691217826Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCVXN0VG2J
Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities
A treasury of astonishing mythic marvels-and the surprising truths behind them
Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights-glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth-embedded in myth, legends, and folklore. Combing through ancient texts and obscure sources, she has...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691217826ISBN-10:691217823UPC:9780691217826Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCVXN0VG2J
Adrienne Mayor's books include The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, and The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World (all Princeton). She is a research scholar in classics and the history of science at Stanford...
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