Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws

Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws

AngličtinaPevná väzba
Mayor, Adrienne
Princeton University Press
EAN: 9780691217826
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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 spent decades prospecting for intriguing wonders and marvels, historical mysteries, diverting anecdotes, and hidden gems from ancient, medieval, and modern times. Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws is a treasury of fifty of her most amazing and amusing discoveries.

The book explores such subjects as how mirages inspired legends of cities in the sky; the true identity of winged serpents in ancient Egypt; how ghost ships led to the discovery of the Gulf Stream; and the beauty secrets of ancient Amazons. Other pieces examine Arthur Conan Doyle’s sea serpent and Geronimo’s dragon; Flaubert’s obsession with ancient Carthage; ancient tattooing practices; and the strange relationship between wine goblets and women’s breasts since the times of Helen of Troy and Marie Antoinette. And there’s much, much more.

Showcasing Mayor’s trademark passion not to demythologize myths, but to uncover the fascinating truths buried beneath them, Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws is a wonder cabinet of delightful curiosities.

EAN 9780691217826
ISBN 0691217823
Typ produktu Pevná väzba
Vydavateľ Princeton University Press
Dátum vydania 26. júla 2022
Stránky 448
Jazyk English
Rozmery 203 x 133
Krajina United States
Čitatelia General
Autori Mayor, Adrienne
Ilustrácie 49 b/w illus. 1 map.