Human Hybrids Of The Ancient World - The Art Of De Monstruorum Causis, Natura et Differentiis. In 1616 in Padua, Italy, Fortunio Liceti, a professor of natural philosophy and medicine, wrote and published the first edition of De Monstruorum Causis, Natura et Differentiis (On the Reasons, Nature, and Differences of Monsters), hereafter De monstruorum. In De monstruorum, Liceti chronologically documented cases of human and animal monsters from antiquity to the seventeenth century. During the seventeenth century, many people considered such monsters as frightening signs of evil cursed by spiritual or supernatural entities. Liceti categorized monsters based on their potential causes, several of which he claimed were unrelated to the supernatural. Historians later noted that some documented monsters were infants with birth defects. In De monstruorum, Liceti elevated the status of monsters to potential subjects of scientific inquiry and provided an early model for the study of birth defects, a field later called teratology. However, it is interesting to note that, while very accurately documenting various birth defects and other genetic anomalies, the other more fantastic depictions have no known parallels in modern science - which leads one to wonder if these creatures were remnants of some unknown ancient species or the result of experimentation from a long lost highly advanced civilization. Music from Psyclopean - A Dreamer's Tales - https://altrusiangrace.bandcamp.com/album/a-dreamers-tales*JOIN MY PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/altrusiangracemedia*BECOME A YOUTUBE CHANNEL MEMBER at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMzRTOugvDLwhSwJdoSWBZA/join*JOIN THE CULT OF STARRY WISDOM at https://altrusiangrace.bandcamp.com/starry-wisdom-cult*LICENSE MY MUSIC FOR YOUR PROJECT at https://www.pond5.com/artist/altrusiangracemedia*MY BOOKS ON AMAZON at https://amzn.to/3oQGh6A*MY TSHIRTS AND DESIGNS ON AMAZON at https://amzn.to/3peS9j3As an Amazon Associate I earn a small amount from qualifying purchases and it helps to support my channel.