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The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures of classical mythology Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, 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...

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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? Through careful research and meticulous documentation, Adrienne Mayor convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact--in the e...

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Beginning in the East, with its Ice Age monsters, and ending in the West, where dinosaurs lived and died, this richly illustrated and elegantly written book examines the discoveries of enormous bones in North America and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting magic, and spells.

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? Through careful research and meticulous documentation, Adrienne Mayor convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact--in the e...

Unser Paket »Antike I« besteht aus drei Büchern!Troia - Mythos und WirklichkeitSeit rund 3000 Jahren wird die Geschichte vom Krieg um Troia von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben. Die schöne Helena, der kämpferische Achilles und der kluge Odysseus sind für uns so lebendig wie für die Menschen der Antike - genauso lebendig wie der Wunsch, die Wahrheit hinter dem Mythos Troia zu erforschen. Die Stadt Troia ist real. Doch fand der Krieg um Tr...

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A collection of short pieces by historian of myth and science, Adrienne Mayor, on a wide array of fascinating and fun classical myths and the reality which often lies behind them"--

Previous edition published by Overlook Press in 2003.

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Antike und künstliche Intelligenz - das hört sich an wie ein Sci-Fi-Roman. Aber tatsächlich bevölkern gigantische Androiden, Techno-Hexen und böse Fembots die Mythen von Griechen und Römern, die uns scheinbar so vertraut sind. Schon seit Homer stellen Menschen sich Roboter-Diener oder animierte Statuen vor. Mythische Maschinen treten in Geschichten über Jason und die Argonauten, Medea, Daedalus, Prometheus und Pandora auf. Tatsächlich wurden i...

The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab, but by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention. More than 2, 500 years ago, Greek mythology was exploring ideas about creating artificial life--and grappling with still-unresolved ethical concerns about biotechne, "life through craft." In this compelling, richly illustrated book, Adrienne Mayor tells the fascinating stor...

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The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab, but by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention. More than 2, 500 years ago, long before medieval automata, and centuries before technology made self-moving devices possible, Greek mythology was exploring ideas about creating artificial life--and grappling with still-unresolved ethical concerns about biotechne, "life thro...

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