The Tyrant's Tomb

clunis Latin for buttocks
cohort groups of legionnaires
Colosseum an elliptical amphitheater built for gladiator fights, monster
simulations, and mock naval battles
Commodus Lucius Aurelius Commodus was the son of Roman Emperor
Marcus Aurelius; he became co-emperor when he was sixteen and
emperor at eighteen, when his father died; he ruled from 177 to 192 CE
and was megalomaniacal and corrupt; he considered himself the New
Hercules and enjoyed killing animals and fighting gladiators at the
Colosseum
Cumaean Sibyl an Oracle of Apollo from Cumae who collected her
prophetic instructions for averting disaster in nine volumes but destroyed
six of them when trying to sell them to Tarquinius Superbus of Rome
Cyclops (Cyclopes, pl.) a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a
single eye in the middle of his or her forehead
cynocephalus (cynocephali, pl.) a being with a human body and a dog’s
head
Dante an Italian poet of the late Middle Ages who invented terza rima;
author of The Divine Comedy, among other works
Daphne a beautiful naiad who attracted Apollo’s attention; she transformed
into a laurel tree in order to escape him
decimation the ancient Roman punishment for bad legions in which every
tenth soldier was killed whether they were guilty or innocent
Delos a Greek island in the Aegean Sea near Mykonos; birthplace of Apollo
Demeter the Greek goddess of agriculture; a daughter of the Titans Rhea
and Kronos. Roman form: Ceres
denarius (denarii, pl.) a unit of Roman currency
Diana the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon; the daughter of Jupiter
and Leto, and the twin of Apollo. Greek form: Artemis
Dionysus Greek god of wine and revelry; the son of Zeus. Roman form:
Bacchus
dryad a spirit (usually female) associated with a certain tree
Eagle of the Twelfth the standard of Camp Jupiter, a gold icon of an eagle
on top of a pole, symbolizing the god Jupiter
Earthborn a race of six-armed giants, also called Gegenes