She is a treasure.”-Melissa Marr, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Hidden Knife Her books have been a must-read for me since she began writing. It is an excellent starting place if you’re new to Adrienne Mayor’s work and an excellent compendium if you’re already a fan. “Read this immediately! Whether you are a lover of lore, an armchair academic, or simply a curious soul, you will find inspiration in the pages of Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws. "In this hugely entertaining new anthology of historical curiosities we reap the benefits of Mayor’s willingness to burrow into the dusty corners of history and to pick up on myths and stories other historians tend to slide past without stopping." -Terry Potter, Letterpress Project "A good bedstand book, for dipping into at will for a bite-sized diversion." -Janet Brennan Croft, Mythlore This book has a little something for everyone." - Library Journal "Covering much more than just myths and monsters, this book also contains information about ancient science and mirages, and everything from tourism to tattoos. "Mayor’s cabinet of curiosities conveys admirably her sense of the wonder, complexity, and engrossing strangeness of the ancient Greco-Roman world, as well as the richness and diversity of the many ages that followed." -James Romm, Wall Street Journal Book Club Pick: Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws Ideas Podcast: Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws Adrienne Mayor on Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws Listen in: Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws 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.
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. 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. Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws is a treasury of fifty of her most amazing and amusing discoveries. 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. 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.
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