The Gryphon's Skull

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author = H. N. Turteltaub
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country = United States
language = English
series = Hellenic Traders
genre = Historical novel
publisher = Saint Martin's Press
release_date = 2002
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media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 384
isbn = 0312872224
preceded_by = Over the Wine Dark Sea
followed_by = The Sacred Land

"The Gryphon's Skull" is a historical fiction novel written by H. N. Turteltaub. It follows the adventures of Menedemos and his cousin, Sostratos. It is the second book in the Hellenic Traders series.

Plot introduction

The book centers around the discovery of an apparent gryphon skull (in reality a skull from a dinosaur), and the efforts of Sostratos to get the skull back to scholars for study.

Setting

The novel takes place in the areas around Greece approximately thirty years after the death of Alexander the Great. As with the first book in the series, characters and locations are given their Greek names rather than English.