Historical contributor archive
Adrienne Mayor: contributor to the earlier Wonders & Marvels
About this page. This address was the author archive for Adrienne Mayor on the earlier Wonders & Marvels blog, which was run by a different operator. The current Wonders & Marvels is a separate, independent publication. Adrienne Mayor is not involved with it and has not reviewed or endorsed it. This page records the historical association so that links to this address still lead somewhere useful.
Who she is
Adrienne Mayor is a historian of ancient science and classical folklorist; Research Scholar in the Department of Classics and in the History and Philosophy of Science program at Stanford University.1
Her posts on the earlier site
The earlier blog published posts by Adrienne Mayor, including the following. We have not republished them. Copies remain readable in the earlier site's own feed, which was syndicated to its founder's Goodreads blog.
- The World's First Robot: Talos (March 2012): Copy in the earlier site's feed, syndicated to its founder Holly Tucker's Goodreads blog
- Names of Dogs in Ancient Greece (July 2012): Copy in the earlier site's feed, syndicated to its founder Holly Tucker's Goodreads blog
- A Giant Roman Emperor: Maximinus (November 2013): Copy in the earlier site's feed, syndicated to its founder Holly Tucker's Goodreads blog
- Rivers as Weapons in Ancient War (March 2014): Copy in the earlier site's feed, syndicated to its founder Holly Tucker's Goodreads blog
- Zuni Creation Story (July 2014): Copy in the earlier site's feed, syndicated to its founder Holly Tucker's Goodreads blog
- Ancient Egyptians Collected Fossils (September 2016): Copy in the earlier site's feed, syndicated to its founder Holly Tucker's Goodreads blog
New articles on these subjects
Some of the addresses above now carry new articles written for the current publication. They are independent works, are not by Adrienne Mayor, and have not been reviewed or endorsed by her.
- Talos of Crete: What the Ancient Sources Say About the Bronze Guardian
- The Fossil Bone Pits of Qau el-Kebir: What Egypt's Excavators Recorded
Books
- Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology (Princeton University Press)
- Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
- The First Fossil Hunters (Princeton University Press)
Sources
- Stanford Department of Classics: Adrienne Mayor, checked November 9, 2026.