Adrienne Mayor

Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws

And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 133mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780691211183
• ISBN-10: 0691211183
• Artikelnr.: 62846283

Autorenporträt

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 University.

Rezensionen

"Covering much more than just myths and monsters, this book also contains information about ancient science and mirages, and everything from tourism to tattoos. . . . This book has a little something for everyone."—Library Journal