Adrienne Mayor
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Battle mysterious monsters, join a quest with a courageous hero, and feast and frolic with the gods inside the pages of everything mythology. Ride Pegasus the flying horse to the Greek gods' home of Olympus, or fight alongside the mighty Viking gods. Share stories of monsters and magical creatures and then test your myth smarts to see what you learned.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure.
3) Greek fire, poison arrows, and scorpion bombs: biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world
Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"This richly illustrated book examines the discoveries of enormous bones and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting magic, and spells. Well before Columbus, Native Americans observed the mysterious petrified remains of extinct creatures and sought to understand their transformation to stone. In perceptive creation stories, they visualized the remains of extinct mammoths, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine creatures as Monster Bears, Giant Lizards, Thunder...