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The Tyrant's Tomb

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Elysium the paradise to which Greek heroes are sent when the gods grant

them immortality

Erythraean Sibyl a prophetess who presided over Apollo’s Oracle at

Erythrae in Ionia

eurynomos (eurynomoi, pl.) a corpse-eating ghoul that lives in the

Underworld and is controlled by Hades; the slightest cut from their claws

causes a wasting disease in mortals, and when their victims die, they rise

again as vrykolakai, or zombies. If a eurynomos manages to devour the

flesh of a corpse down to the bones, the skeleton will become a fierce

undead warrior, many of whom serve as Hades’s elite palace guards.

Euterpe the Greek goddess of lyric poetry; one of the Nine Muses; daughter

of Zeus and Mnemosyne

fasces a ceremonial ax wrapped in a bundle of thick wooden rods with its

crescent-shaped blade projecting outward; the ultimate symbol of

authority in ancient Rome; origin of the word fascism

Fates three female personifications of destiny. They control the thread of life

for every living thing from birth to death.

faun a Roman forest god, part goat and part man

Faunus the Roman god of the Wild. Greek form: Pan

Field of Mars part battlefield, part party zone, the place where drills and war

games are held at Camp Jupiter

First Titan War also known as the Titanomachy, the eleven-year conflict

between the Titans from Mount Othrys and the younger gods, whose

future home would be Mount Olympus

Forum the center of life in New Rome; a plaza with statues and fountains

that is lined with shops and nighttime entertainment venues

fuerte Spanish for strong

fulminata armed with lightning; a Roman legion under Julius Caesar whose

emblem was a lightning bolt (fulmen)

Gaea the Greek earth goddess; wife of Ouranos; mother of the Titans, giants,

Cyclopes, and other monsters

Gamelion the seventh month of the Attic or Athenian calendar that was used

in Attica, Greece, at one time; roughly equivalent to January/February on

the Gregorian calendar

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