The griffin and the dinosaur : how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science
Book |
National Geographic,
Washington, D.C. :
c2014
- 1 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
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About
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.
Details
- ISBN: 9781426311086
- Physical Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.print
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2014
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Prairie girl -- The sound of heat -- Sketching griffins -- The cyclops and the griffin pup -- Nomads and gold -- The secret of the flaming cliffs -- Battlefield of the gods -- Stories, stories, everywhere.