Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens
This paper examines the origin of the myths about giants and cyclopes from the palæontological and palæopathological perspectives, highlighting how much more attention should be devoted to the possibility that a pituitary condition may have indeed played a role in the mythopoietic process.
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| author | Galassi, F.M. Papa, V. Lambusta, L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. |
| author_facet | Galassi, F.M. Papa, V. Lambusta, L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. |
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| description | This paper examines the origin of the myths about giants and cyclopes from the palæontological and palæopathological perspectives, highlighting how much more attention should be devoted to the possibility that a pituitary condition may have indeed played a role in the mythopoietic process. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-891932022-09-05T07:57:38Z Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens Galassi, F.M. Papa, V. Lambusta, L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. This paper examines the origin of the myths about giants and cyclopes from the palæontological and palæopathological perspectives, highlighting how much more attention should be devoted to the possibility that a pituitary condition may have indeed played a role in the mythopoietic process. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89193 10.14673/HE2022121093 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Galassi, F.M. Papa, V. Lambusta, L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| title | Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| title_full | Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| title_fullStr | Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| title_short | Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| title_sort | cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89193 |