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The Cynocephali: The Dog People of the Ancient World | Mysteries of History Episode Two



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In this second episode of Mysteries of History, we look at the dog people or "Cynocephali," described in the history of Europe, Greece, Asia, and Arabia. These dog headed men appear in almost all cultures and were apparently met by many of the world's most famous explorers. What are these creatures? Watch to find out!

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Sections:
Intro: (0:00)
Part I: (1:01)
Part II: (8:12)
Part III: (11:21)

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Here are the links to the various background tracks I used in their order of appearance:

Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist I No Copyright Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

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Throughout the video, numbers appear in the bottom left-hand corner. This is to signify that I am either directly quoting or paraphrasing information from a source. I have provided those sources so that you can verify my claims as well as look into said sources yourselves. Here are their citations in order of appearance:

[1]
https://www.livius.org/sources/content/ctesias-overview-of-the-works/photius-excerpt-of-ctesias-indica/

[2]
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D7%3Achapter%3D2

[3]
http://www.macroevolution.net/dog-primate-hybrids.html

[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynocephaly

[5]
https://web.archive.org/web/20081121143731/http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Article/726763

[6]
https://www.inthemedievalmiddle.com/2007/07/cynocephali-animal-savagery-and-terror.html

[7]
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120116.htm

[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher

[9]
https://books.google.com/books?id=MI0sAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=%22A+Case+of+Monstrosity+A+Child+with+a+Dog%27s+Head%22&source=bl&ots=NE5d9pWuqs&sig=BiWXjHLdMNNVpd5dIyZFR2ZRYzw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HgeUVfboJZDKogSU_J7oBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22A%20Case%20of%20Monstrosity%20A%20Child%20with%20a%20Dog's%20Head%22&f=false

[10]
https://books.google.com/books?id=hehWWwjOH10C&pg=PA455&dq=hamilton+%22dog%27s+head%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y8yVVdymH8-voQTsz5uoDg&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=MONSTER%20WITH%20A%20HEAD%20RESEMBLING%20A%20&f=false

[11]
https://books.google.com/books?id=YCSgAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA145&dq=medical+dog+monstrosity&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj1kN2B-5TbAhUcS2MKHYj4CuwQ6AEIOzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false

[12]
http://www.macroevolution.net/dog-primate-hybrids.html#medical

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