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Description edit
As unrest in the Underworld threatens, seven warriors descended from the greatest heroes in all of Ancient Greece may just be mankind's last hope.
Demetrius -- He's the hulking, brooding warrior his fellow Guardians avoid. Too dark. Too damaged. And given his heritage, he knows it's best... read more
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Characters edit
- Demetrius: Argonaut, eternal guardian warrior who is particularly hard to get along with. From Jason's line.
- Isadora: A fragile princess, gone missing the day of her binding (marriage) ceremony.
- Gryphon: Argonaut, eternal guardian warrior. Orpheus's brother. Descended from Perseus
- Phineus: Argonaut, eternal guardian warrior
- Atalanta: Power hungry queen of the daemons. Was once passed ovr to become an Argonaut and has been looking for revenge ever since. Made a deal with Hades for immortality.
- Demeter: Goddess of fertility
- Saphira: Isadora's handmaiden
- Zander: Argonaut, eternal guardian warrior. Married to Callia, illegitimate daughter of the king. Descended from Achilles
- Isis: A witch
- Acacia "Casey": Half-sister to Princess Isadora. Married to Theron.
- Theron: Casey's husband; Argonaut; eternal guardian warrior; from ghe line of Heracles.
- Callia: Zander's mate; Half-sister to Princess Isadora
- Cerek: Argonaut, eternal guardian warrior
- Titus: Argonaut, eternal guardian warrior. Can read minds. Descended from Odysseus
- Helios: The sun god
- Orpheus: Trader of questionable goods; shady character; brother of Gryphon
- Aello: A witch
- Delia: A witch who controls the hidden portals
- Apophis: A warlock with godlike powers
- Selene: A witch who helps the guardians
- Perseus: The hero who defeated Medusa
- Nick Blades: Leader of the Misos
- Phrice: Atalanta's archdaemon.
- Zepar: A daemon
- Max: Callia and Zander's son who was stolen at birth by Atalanta and raised by her for 10 years. Has the power of transferrence.
- Althea: The king's personal attendant
- Lucian: The Council leader
- Atropos: The Fate who cuts the thread of life
- Lachesis: The Fate who measures the thread of life
- Clothos: The Fate who spins the thread of life
- Akrisios: Demetrius's father
- Kronos: King of the Titans; crafted the Orb
- Hades: God of the Underworld
- Persephone: Hades' wife
- Prometheus: Titan; champion of humankind
- Themis: Titan goddess of divine law and order
- Andromeda: Isadora's mother
- Anna: Callia's deceased mother.
- Baal: A daemon
- Helene: One of the Misos living in Nick's colony
Setting & Locations edit
- Argolea: Ancient and mystical home of the Argonauts
- The Underworld: Hell
- Pandora: An island where horrible mythical creatures live
- Tartarus: Where the Titans are imprisoned
- Fields of Asphodel: Part of the ancient Greek underworld; purgatory
- Erebus: Argolean prison
- Aegis Mountains: Where the Medean witches live
First Sentence edit
Temptation hung like a thick mist in the club, calling to the desperation seated deep inside him.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 26
Glossary edit
- Adelphos: Brother
- Aionios Kidemonas: Eternal Guardian
- Andras: Male Argolean
- Archdaemon: Head of the daemon order; has enhanced powers from Atalanta
- Argolea: Realm established by Zeus for the blessed heroes and their descendants
- Argonauts: Eternal guardian warriors who protect Argolea; in every generation, one from the original seven bloodlines (Heracles, Achilles, Jason, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus, and Bellerophon) is chosen to continue the guardian tradition.
- Chimera: Enormous lion-headed creature with the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon
- Chosen: One Argolean, one human; two individuals who, when united, complete the Argolean Prophecy and break Atalanta's contract with Hades, thereby ejecting her from the Underworld and ending her immortality.
- Council of Elders: Twelve lords of Argolea who advise the king
- Daemons: Beasts who were once human, recruited from the Fields of Asphodel by Atalanta to join her army
- Fates: Three goddesses who control the thread of life for all mortals from birth to death
- Fields of Asphodel: Purgatory
- Gynaika: Female Argolean
- Horae: Ancient Greek goddesses of balance
- Hydra: Legendary beast; each time a head is cut off two more grow in its place
- Ilithios: Idiot
- Isles of the Blessed: Heaven
- Kardia: Term of endearment meaning my heart
- Keres: Daughters of Nyx; sisters of the Fates; female death spirits who drank the blood of their prey
- Materas: Mother
- Medean Witches: Followers of the teachings of the sorceress Medea who live in the Aegis Mountains
- Meli: Term of endearment meaning beloved
- Misos: Half human / half Argolean race that lives hidden among humans
- Olympians: Current ruling gods of the Greek pantheon, led by Zeus; meddle in human life
- Orb of Kronos: Four chambered disk that, when filled with the four classic elements (earth, wind, fire, water) has the power to release the Titans from Tartarus
- Paidi: Medean word for child
- Parazonium: A deadly knife used by the eternal guardians
- Pateras: Father
- Quai: Medean word for stop
- Skata: A swear word
- Tartarus: Realm of the Underworld similar to hell
- Thea: Term of endearment meaning goddess
- Titans: The ruling gods before the Olympians
- Yios: Son
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 5 in Eternal Guardians. (standard series)
Preceded by Entwined, and followed by Enraptured.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elisabeth Naughton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 1, 2011
ISBN: 1402260466
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 1, 2011
ISBN: 1402260466
Page Count: 384
Awards edit
- Best PNR of 2011 - The Romance Reviews (Finalist, 2011)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Eternal Guardians Series FAQ: section of Elizabeth Naughton's author website
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