# INDEX

agility 217. f., on fasting and eating 217. h., on diseases 218. a., on marriages 240. b., and on the effects of the soul 220. d.

This section also covers various miracles, such as the one performed by Saint Augustine in England 12. c., and the nature of physical miracles 1. g. It includes entries on misanthropy 133. f. and a tribute to Mithridates 173. e. Extensive attention is given to the "mole" (a mass of uterine tissue or false conception): its definition 330. a., its role as a cause of monsters 488. d., the anthropomorphic mole 330. b., its etymology 330. a., and its various types 330. d.

Botanical and mythical subjects are addressed, including the varieties of the plant Moly 690. c. and an illustration of a monstrous Moly 693. Other entries discuss the image of the god Momus 295. g., the transformation of the jackdaw 198. c., a pregnant hermaphrodite monk 516. a., a nun who regained her youth 213. e., and the reason why the heads of monks and nuns are shaved 223. g. References are made to the Monoscelli (the one-legged race) 12. d., a monster appearing in the guise of a monk 29. e., a sea monster killed with stones 29. e., the figurative "monster of vices" 118. b., and a millipede monster 219. a.

The concept of the "monster" is explored through many definitions: its use to mean a "demonstration" 319. f.; as a term for both beauty and deformity 319. h.; as a sign of singular genius 320. a.; and as something worthy of wonder 320. a. In medicine, the term is precisely defined 321. e. Its etymology is linked to the word *monestrum* 325. a., and it is categorized as either uniform or multiform 320. c. Among humans, artificial monsters are divided into two types 329. h. Specific symbols are also noted, such as the meaning of a goat-footed monster 349. c.

The index lists many specific monstrous births: a monster found in the Tiber 367. h. (illustrated on 368); a horrific monster born in Krakow 372. a. (illustrated on 373); an "eyed" monster 376. a.; a monster with an ass's head 376. d. (illustrated on 377); a monster from the region of Baetica 378. a.; one shaped like a penis 367. h. (illustrated on 389); a living monster that was buried 449. h.; and a monster in the figure of Bacchus 461. h. Deformities of the limbs are recorded, such as a monster with three arms 489. f. (illustrated on 490) and another with four 489. g. (illustrated on 491). Notable cases include a two-bodied monster that reached maturity 613. e. (illustrated on 614), a two-bodied monster with a single monstrous head 610. a. (illustrated on 609), a twin monster born in Bologna 337. e., 629. f., and one from the territory of Pistoia 647. g.

Descriptions and illustrations are provided for a four-legged monster with a human head 573. h., 577.; a half-human, half-dog monster and its omens 650. d., 651.; the anatomy of twin monsters 637. f., 645. e.; and calf-monsters 424. a., 613. g. Other visual records include a monster with three eyes and four hands 452.; one with a mutilated arm 486.; a four-armed hermaphrodite 493.; and a monster with the heads of a fox, dragon, and eagle 376. a. (illustrated on 375). The text also describes a winged "tetrachite" monster 374.; a horned and winged monster 367. h., 369, 370, 371.; a creature resembling an evil spirit 363. g. (illustrated on 364); and a demon-shaped sea monster 355. f. (illustrated on 357).

The scholarly study of monsters includes a formal definition 331. h., illustrations of sea monsters 27, 28, serpentine monsters 219, and headless monsters 401, as well as the causes of headlessness 402. d. It lists Greek synonyms 326. a. and various scholarly distinctions and definitions provided by Settala 326. d., Aristotle and Averroes 326. c., Schenck 327. e., Aldrovandi 327. f., and Pererius 327. f. Equivocal terms 319. f., etymologies 325. f., and the nature 332. a., names 332. d., and epithets 333. f. of monsters are also covered. Further entries detail likenesses 334. a., hieroglyphic meanings 347. g., miracles 349. f., theoretical problems 350. e., moral lessons 360. a., symbols 360. c., emblems 361. e., omens 363. e., causes 380. b., and doubts 394. c.

Finally, the index categorizes monsters that pertain to animals and plants 1. g., inanimate objects 1. h., and celestial bodies 1. h., 322. a. It mentions monsters of the Nile 26. d., 351. h. (illustrated on 354), "pure" monsters 319. g., and monsters dismissed as lies 319. h. It is noted that monsters do not reproduce their species 384. b. The work distinguishes between poetic monsters 321. f., things that are merely monster-like 322, and monsters properly so called 325. e. It also discusses internal monsters 327. h., artificial monsters in inanimate things, beasts, and plants 329, natural monsters 331. e., and monsters that are not true