10 Ways Monsters Were Made (According to a Medieval Doctor)
Besides “God’s will” and “evil,” here are 10 ways Ambrose Pare believed that monsters like man-goats and brain scorpions were created, from his book 'On Monsters and Marvels.'
Besides “God’s will” and “evil,” here are 10 ways Ambrose Pare believed that monsters like man-goats and brain scorpions were created, from his book 'On Monsters and Marvels.'
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