The Trials of Apollo_Book 5_The Tower of Nero

taurus silvestris (tauri silvestres , pl.) a forest bull with an impenetrable
hide; ancestral enemy of the troglodytes

Terpsichore Greek goddess of dance; one of the Nine Muses
terza rima a form of verse consisting of three-line stanzas in which the first

and third lines rhyme and the middle line rhymes with the first and third
lines of the following stanza
testudo a tortoise battle formation in which legionnaires put their shields
together to form a barrier
Teumessian Fox a gigantic fox sent by the Olympians to prey upon the
children of Thebes; it is destined never to be caught
Thalia the Muse of comedy
Three Graces the three charities: Beauty, Mirth and Elegance; daughters of
Zeus
Titans a race of powerful Greek deities, descendants of Gaia and Ouranos,
that ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a race of
younger gods, the Olympians
triumvirate a political alliance formed by three parties
troglodytes a race of subterranean humanoids who eat lizards and fight
bulls
Trojan War according to legend, the Trojan War was waged against the
city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen
from her husband, Menelaus, king of Sparta
Trophonius demigod son of Apollo, designer of Apollo’s temple at Delphi
and spirit of the dark Oracle; he decapitated his half brother Agamethus
to avoid discovery after their raid on King Hyrieus’s treasury
Troy a pre-Roman city situated in modern-day Turkey; site of the Trojan
War
Underworld the kingdom of the dead, where souls go for eternity; ruled by
Hades
ventus (venti , pl.) storm spirits
Venus the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Greek form: Aphrodite
Vnicornes Imperant Latin for Unicorns Rule
Vulcan the Roman god of fire, including volcanic, and of crafts and
blacksmithing. Greek form: Hephaestus
Waystation a place of refuge for demigods, peaceful monsters and Hunters
of Artemis located above Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana

Zeus the Greek god of the sky and the king of the gods. Roman form:
Jupiter







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