Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens
Citation
Galassi, F.M. and Papa, V. and Lambusta, L. and Vaccarezza, M. and Varotto, E. 2022. Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens. Human Evolution. 37 (1-2): pp. 9-15.
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Human Evolution
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Curtin Medical School
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Abstract
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.