S04E06 Griffinology

MonsterTalk

Monster House LLC

History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

We're joined by author and professor Anne McClannan to discuss her new book Griffinology. These monsters are visually easily recognized - but how much do you know about their history?

Links:
Griffinology is available directly from University of Chicago Press.
Coupon code UCPNEW is good through Dec 2024 for 30% off - which brings the price down to $28 off its regular cover price of $40!

Griffins (wikipedia)
Here is a link to some Griffins in ancient artwork. The artwork in Griffinology is a stunning and impressive selection of such examples.
PopSci article on plausibility of Griffin/Fossil Connection

Additional:
The Leucrotta (per Reddit)
The same beast per D&D

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1:00.9	Monster House Presents.
1:08.1	Hey there, Monster Talkers. We're going old school this week and diving in on a monster that's been with humanity for thousands of years, yet doesn't have the kind of mythic narratives associated with it that one might expect, given its pedigree.
1:21.8	I can't be certain, but it feels like more has been done with these majestic beasts in the first quarter of the 21st century than in all of the 20th combined.
1:29.9	They've shown it up in the Chronicles of Narnia.
1:31.7	These are all movies, by the way.
1:33.1	The Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, Warcraft, the Spider-Wick Chronicles, Rebel Moon, and of course Harry Potter.
1:39.8	We're talking Griffins today, and our guest is Professor Ann McLennan, author of the new book, Griffinology.
1:50.6	It's actually quite unlike anything we've ever seen before.
1:55.5	A giant hairy creature, part ape, part mad.
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