Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens

Francesco M. Galassi; V. Papa; L. Lambusta; M. Vaccarezza; E. Varotto

doi:10.14673/HE2022121093

Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens

Francesco M. Galassi, V. Papa, L. Lambusta, M. Vaccarezza, E. Varotto

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-15
Number of pages	7
Journal	Human Evolution
Volume	37
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14673/HE2022121093
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2022

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This paper is primarily based on a presentation given by the first author (F.M.G.) at the I Ciclopi. I Lestrigoni. Il Mito. La Storia congress (organiser: G. Taormina) held on 1st March 2019 at the Palazzo della Cultura in Catania, Sicily, Italy. We thank Lorenzo Rossi (Director of the Museo dell’Ecologia in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) for his precious literature suggestions.

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© 2022 Angelo Pontecorboli Editore - EDK. All rights reserved.

Keywords

anatomy
anthropology
cyclopia
gigantism
palæopathology

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