Adrienne Mayor
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Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore
$17.95 Add to cartFrom acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders–and disasters–of the natural world
Mythopedia is a fun, fact-fil- Series: Pedia Books
- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0691247862
- Language: English
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Fossil Legends of the First Americans
$19.95 Add to cartThe burnt-red badlands of Montana’s Hell Creek are a vast graveyard of the Cretaceous dinosaurs that lived 68 million years ago. Those hills were, much later, also home to the Sioux, the Crows, and th
- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0691245614
- Language: English
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The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy
$19.95 Add to cartA compelling biography of the legendary king, rebel, and poisoner who defied the Roman Empire
Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0691150265
- Language: English
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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
$19.95 Add to cartThe real history of the Amazons in war and love
Amazons–fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world–were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displ- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: February 09 2016
- ISBN10: 0691170274
- Language: English
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The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times
$19.95 Add to cartThe fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures of classical mythology
Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, and Gi- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0691245606
- Language: English
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Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities
$19.95 Add to cartA 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 knowled- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0691211183
- Language: English
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Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
$19.95 Add to cartThe fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life–and even invented real automated machines
The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant cal- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0691202265
- Language: English
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
$19.95 Add to cartA gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of war
Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0691211086
- Language: English
