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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 7856359, member: 82322&quot;][ATTACH=full]1353687[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tetrobol, 2.29g. Purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2003.</p><p><br /></p><p>The depiction of the ketos on this example seems somewhat skeletonized. I believe it might be another piece of evidence for Adrienne Mayor&#039;s theory that some of the Greek mythological creatures were inspired by fossils.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another city connected to the ketos myth and with physical evidence to back it up was Joppa. Ptolemaic coins with harpa control symbol, and maybe a Roman coin depicting Perseus. Jewish historian Josephus recorded in the 1st century AD that traces of “Andromeda’s” chains could be seen from a promontory near Joppa. The chains were a tourist attraction that could be visited. Visitors could also expect to see and touch the monster who threatened her. The skeleton of a sea monster was moved to Rome in 58 BC by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. Pliny claimed the monster’s backbone was 40 feet long and 1.5 feet thick with ribs taller than an Indian elephant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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