Fuentes clásicas para el estudio de la prehistoriala leyenda del grifo
- 1 Universidad de La Laguna. España
ISSN: 1131-6810, 2530-8343
Year of publication: 2014
Issue Title: HOMENAJE AL DR. D. FREMIOT HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ
Issue: 25
Pages: 461-473
Type: Article
More publications in: Fortunatae: Revista canaria de Filología, Cultura y Humanidades Clásicas
Abstract
Fossils are one of the most authentic documents that allow us to establish a solid foundation in the true history of organisms, providing us with precious data on branches representing missing animals. Fossils are interpreted by the early paleontological thought as remains of organisms that lived in the past, demonstrating the wide perception on them that Greeks had. The discovery of large bones, which they attributed a magical or divine origin, may have been the source of inspiration of many myths. Our goal is to evaluate its importance as a historical source.