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214 – Talos Another Tale of Gods and Robots

214 – Talos Another Tale of Gods and Robots

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MonsterTalk Classic interviews return with a look at robots and automata of the ancient classical world. Adrienne Mayor joins us to talk about her book Gods and Robots (book) (audiobook) and how the ancient world envisioned in myth (and reality) early conceptions of automated servants and robotic devices.

Mentioned in the episode:

Talos 

Shabti 

Daedalus 

Icarus 

The Antikythera Mechanism 

Mithradates 

The Sphinx 

Kali 

Buddha 

Jason and the Argonauts (Harryhausen)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (Harryhausen)

=== Other Works by Adrienne Mayor ===

Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World 

The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy 

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs 

The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times