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

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Published: Jun 1, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14673/HE2022121093
Keywords:
anatomy, anthropology, gigantism, cyclopia, palæopathology

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G.M. Galassi
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicilia, Italy
V. Papa
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicilia, Italy
L. Lambusta
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicilia, Italy
M. Vaccarezza
Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.
E. Varotto
Department of Humanities (DISUM), Catania (CT), Sicily, Italy

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.

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Galassi, F., Papa, V., Lambusta, L., Vaccarezza, M., & Varotto, E. (2022). Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens. Human Evolution , 37(1-2), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.14673/HE2022121093
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Vol. 37 No. 1-2 (2022): Human Evolution
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Author Biography

G.M. Galassi, FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicilia, Italy

Galassi F.M.
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicilia, Italy
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.