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 "attribution": "Source: Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer, the Sparta dragon novel. Lexicon: https://acenes-of-sparta-the-dragon-slayer.netlify.app/lexicon/ . Read the novel free on Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJ9V8YWV",
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  "title": "Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer",
  "tagline": "The Sparta dragon novel",
  "author": "Manolis Tsongas",
  "hook": "A dragon is the reason the 300 died.",
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  "illustrated_hardcover": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H26KTD9C",
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   "id": "dragon-corruption",
   "name": "Dragon Corruption",
   "category": "concepts",
   "summary": "The magical taint transferred through Kalaxes' death fire that manifests in Alcibiades after death. Beginning as golden veins beneath his skin, it eventually transforms him into something neither fully dead nor alive, with the power to transform and corrupt other underworld entities. This corruption contains fragments of Kalaxes' consciousness and carries the dragon's gold-lust, though redirected toward power rather than mere acquisition.",
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   "id": "golding-process",
   "name": "Golding Process",
   "category": "concepts",
   "summary": "Kalaxes' unique ability to transform living beings into gold statues, as demonstrated with the merchant in \"The Hoard\" chapter. This transformation begins with a precise wound to the victim's chest, followed by the dragon's exhalation of a golden mist that transmutes flesh to metal, preserving every detail of the victim's final expression in eternal golden terror.",
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   "id": "oracle",
   "name": "Oracle",
   "category": "concepts",
   "summary": "A person or shrine through which the gods delivered prophecies and guidance. While no specific oracle appears in these chapters, the concept is referenced in relation to divine knowledge and foresight.",
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   "id": "stoicism",
   "name": "Stoicism",
   "category": "concepts",
   "summary": "A Hellenistic philosophy that had its origins in the \"practical wisdom of the Spartans,\" as well as other schools of philosophy in Athens. It was founded by Zeno of Citium around 300 BCE and adopted by the Romans as their governing philosophy. It emphasizes virtue, reason, and living in harmony with nature as the path to eudaimonia (a well-lived life). Key principles include:",
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