The scattered skulls of prehistoric pygmy elephants on Crete may have formed the belief in the existence of cyclops, the one - eyed giant featured in Homer's Odyssey! The ginormous single nasal cavity certainly would spark the imagination of any storyteller. These pint sized pachyderms were extinct by then so the locals wouldn't have recognized the skulls as being from an elephant. Isn't that fascinating?
13 cool cats commented:
That is fascinating, wonderful old pic! Have a sweet day!
You are right, very interesting and fascinating!
Beautiful postcard!
Léia
Where EXACTLY do you keep coming up with this obscure tidbits of trivia, Marie? LOL. I believe in Cyclops, don't you?
Yes, very! And look how wrinkly this one is in the postcard! How cute.
L-L-L-L-Love this one.
Yes.
That is fascinating...never heard the story before but it does make sense...and I love this postcard...elephants in Paree!
sweet site!! just found your from betsy's blog!!
I love old postcards and have a wonderful quote today on my blog by walker evans (who was an avid collector) on picture postcards - you may enjoy the quote!!
kermie rocks!!!!!!
Very interesting! My son is studying Greek history right now...I'll have to tell him this theory on the cyclops.
That is just fascinating!
Yes, that skull would spark some interesting stories!
Really fun stuff!
Blessings & Aloha!
Thanks for the update, Marie! And yes, please do not quit with the great tidbits. It's the reason I keep coming back! Oh yes, that and your terrific sense of humor. Oh, and the smile. And your postcards. And your followers. ;o)
You are right, very interesting and fascinating!
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