The Prophecy of Fates

Glossary For The Previous Chapters

Athens- its name derives from the goddess of wisdom, Athena, who became the city's patron goddess after a contest with Poseidon. The two gods competed for who would get the honour of becoming the patron god of the city, and offered gifts to the Athenians.

Bellerophon- hero in Greek legend. In the Iliad he was the son of Glaucus, who was the son of Sisyphus of Ephyre.

Charybdis- is a sea monster in Greek mythology. Subsequent scholarship has suggested that it was based on a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina.

Coliseum- an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, or exhibitions.

Drachma- a silver coin of ancient Greece. A former monetary unit of Greece, notionally equal to 100 lepta, replaced in 2002 by the euro.

Eidolons- is a spirit-image of a living or dead person; a shade or phantom look-alike of the human form.

Ethiopian Pegasi- was a breed of winged, horned horse native to Aithiopia (Ethiopia) in sub-Saharan Africa. They were derived from Pegasos, the celebrated horse of Greek myth, who was himself said to have been born on the shores of the Red Sea near Aithiopia.

Gorgon's Blood- in some Greek myths, blood taken from the right side of a Gorgon could bring the dead back to life, yet blood taken from the left side was an instantly fatal poison.

Greek Trireme- an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans. The trireme derives its name from its three rows of oars, manned with one man per oar.

Hamadryad- a nymph in Roman and Greek mythology who lives in a tree and dies when the tree dies.

Island of Hydra- is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Myrtoan Sea and the Argolic Gulf. It is separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strip of water.

Island of Sarpedon- the island home of Medusa according to Hesiod.

King Oenopion- was a legendary king of Chios, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island, which was assigned to him by Rhadamanthys.

Laodameia- was the daughter of Acastus and Astydameia, who became the wife of Protesilaus.

Merope- is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

Mount Etna- the deadly monster Typhon was trapped under this mountain by Zeus, the god of the sky and thunder and king of gods, and the forges of Hephaestus were said also to be underneath it. Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes and is in an almost constant state of activity.

Necromancy- the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future.

Nymph- a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.

Odysseus- also known by the Latin variant Ulysses, is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle.

Orion- was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources tell several different stories about Orion; there are two major versions of his birth and several versions of his death.

Sarcophagus- a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.

Scylla- is a legendary monster with six heads, each having three rows of shark-like teeth, who devoured whatever came her way in the Straits of Messina.

Sirens- were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

Skolopendra- a child of Keto and Phorkys. The Skolopendra has hairy nostrils, flat crayfish-like tail and rows of webbed feet lining its flanks. The beast is large enough to sink Greek Triremes.

Smaragdos- is an Latin word that means green precious stone or emerald.

Straits of Messina- In Greek mythology, the hero Odysseus was sailing home from the Trojan War through the Strait of Messina (which separates Italy from Sicily) where he was beset by two monsters on either side.

Styx- is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld.

The Odyssey- is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic. The Odyssey is a fundamental work in the modern Western canon, being the oldest extant piece of Western literature, second to the Iliad.

The Vernal Equinox- the equinox in spring, on about March 20 in the northern hemisphere and September 22 in the southern hemisphere.

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https://www.theoi.com/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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