Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore by Adrienne Mayor #foliosociety an almost 100-year-old resident

an almost 100-year-old resident

Writing fearlessly across a range of topics - from politics to international aid

He imagines himself to be beyond conventional moral laws

and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother

Anthony Grafton's wonderfully original book discusses the careers of men who somehow managed to be both figures of startling genius and - by some measures - credulous or worse

Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore by Adrienne Mayor #foliosociety an almost 100-year-old residentFrom acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wondersand disastersof the natural world. Mythopedia is a fun, fact filled A Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken kingdoms and lost cities, accursed mountains and treacherous