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The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times : with a new introduction by the author

Griffins, Cyclopes, Monsters, and Giants--these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? What if monstrous creatures once roamed the earth in the very places where their legends first arose? This is the arresting and original thesis that Adrienne Mayor explores in The First Fossil Hunters. Through careful research and meticulous documentation, she convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of m.

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  • "Griffins, Cyclopes, Monsters, and Giants--these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? What if monstrous creatures once roamed the earth in the very places where their legends first arose? This is the arresting and original thesis that Adrienne Mayor explores in The First Fossil Hunters. Through careful research and meticulous documentation, she convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of m."@en

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  • "The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times ; with a new introduction by the author"
  • "The First Fossil Hunters Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times"
  • "The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times"
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  • "The First Fossil Hunters Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times (New in Paper)"@en

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