title: Weasels, keys and Thersites.
abstract: It was the achievement of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) to redefine the understanding of human anatomy; and that of Homer was to write the first historical novel. This paper offers a link between the works of these two venturers, by way of an examination of the clinical anatomy of the clavicle.
authors.affiliation: Hon NZ Archivist, Wellington, New Zealand. alwynbeasley@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Beasley
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D001530:Belgium; D002968:Clavicle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002973:Cleidocranial Dysplasia / Q000266:history; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature