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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",
 "book": {
  "title": "Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer",
  "tagline": "The Sparta dragon novel",
  "author": "Manolis Tsongas",
  "hook": "A dragon is the reason the 300 died.",
  "kindle_unlimited": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJ9V8YWV",
  "illustrated_hardcover": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H26KTD9C",
  "website": "https://acenes-of-sparta-the-dragon-slayer.netlify.app/"
 },
 "category": "gods",
 "count": 23,
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  {
   "id": "apollo",
   "name": "Apollo",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "God of the bow, of plague, of prophecy and of music. The Iliad opens with him coming down from Olympus like night and shooting arrows of plague into the Greek camp for nine days.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/apollo.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "ares",
   "name": "Ares",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "God of war, whose spear Medea wields against Kalaxes. In myth, Ares fathered the Spartoi through a dragon slain by Cadmus. His volatile nature mirrors Kalaxes' destructive power, while the spear represents divine wrath tempered by mortal cunning.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/ares.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "artemis-orthia",
   "name": "Artemis Orthia",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "A sanctuary on the bank of the Eurotas, and the site of the most notorious Spartan ritual. Xenophon describes a contest in which boys tried to snatch cheeses from the altar while others whipped them, drawing the moral that brief pain buys lasting honour. By the time Plutarch saw it, centuries later, the rite had hardened into an endurance contest at the altar, and he records watching youths die under it.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/artemis-orthia.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "artemis",
   "name": "Artemis",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Goddess of the hunt, of wild country and of young things, and twin of Apollo. Homer gives her arrows that bring sudden death to women as her brother's do to men.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/artemis.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "athena",
   "name": "Athena",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, and crafts. Born fully armored from Zeus's head, Athena was one of the most respected Olympian deities. Sparta honored her strategic aspects, while Athens (named for her) celebrated her wisdom and crafts. Her symbols include the owl, olive tree, and aegis shield.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/athena.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "atropos",
   "name": "Atropos",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The inflexible. The third Fate, whose name means she who cannot be turned, and who cuts.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/atropos.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "charon",
   "name": "Charon",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The ferryman of the dead in Greek mythology who transports souls across the River Styx to the underworld. He requires payment of a coin (traditionally placed in the mouths of the dead during burial) to grant passage.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/charon.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "clotho",
   "name": "Clotho",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The spinner. First of the three Moirai in Hesiod's list, who gives mortals their portion of good and ill at birth.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/clotho.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "erinyes-furies",
   "name": "Erinyes (Furies)",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Ancient chthonic deities of vengeance who punish those who commit crimes against the natural order, particularly kin-slaying, oath-breaking, and violations of xenia (guest-friendship). Their names are Alecto (unceasing anger), Megaera (jealous rage), and Tisiphone (vengeful destruction).",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/erinyes-furies.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "gaia",
   "name": "Gaia",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Earth. In Hesiod she comes into being after Chaos, broad-breasted and the sure foundation of all, and then bears Ouranos equal to herself so that he might cover her entirely.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/gaia.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "hades",
   "name": "Hades",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "God of the underworld and ruler of the dead. In Greek mythology, Hades (also called Pluto) is not evil but rather a stern and just ruler who maintains order in the afterlife. His palace in the underworld contains vast treasures and artifacts gathered over millennia.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/hades.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "hecate",
   "name": "Hecate",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Goddess of the crossroads, of witchcraft, and of the hidden places. Hesiod gives her a long and strange passage of praise, saying Zeus honoured her above all and left her a share in earth, sea and starry heaven, and that she can grant or withhold at will.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/hecate.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "helios",
   "name": "Helios",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "As Medea's grandfather and chariot-giver, his absence from Kalaxes' imprisonment suggests the dragon's rejection of solar patronage for Persian gold.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/helios.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "hephaestus",
   "name": "Hephaestus",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "God of fire, metalworking, and craftsmanship. As the divine smith, he created weapons and items of power for the gods, including Athena's aegis. His shrines were among those desecrated by Kalaxes.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/hephaestus.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "hera",
   "name": "Hera",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Queen of the gods and wife of Zeus. Known for her jealousy and vindictiveness toward Zeus's lovers and illegitimate children, she nonetheless commanded respect as a powerful deity. In this account, she suggests a compromise between Zeus and Poseidon.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/hera.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "lachesis",
   "name": "Lachesis",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The apportioner. The second Fate, who measures the thread and assigns the lot.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/lachesis.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "moirai",
   "name": "Moirai",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The three Fates who measure and determine the thread of every mortal life: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (measurer), and Atropos (cutter). Their trial represented a moral and philosophical challenge for Acenes, testing his values and priorities.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/moirai.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "nemesis",
   "name": "Nemesis",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The Greek concept of divine retribution or cosmic justice, personified as the goddess who punishes excessive pride (hubris) and those who violate the natural order, particularly through offenses against the gods. Unlike random misfortune, nemesis represents deserved consequences for one's actions, especially for those who rise too high or challenge divine authority.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/nemesis.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "poseidon",
   "name": "Poseidon",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "God of the sea, of earthquakes, and of horses. In the Iliad he tells how the world was divided by lot between three brothers: Zeus took the sky, Hades the mist and darkness, Poseidon the grey sea, and the earth and Olympus were left common to all three. He says it to explain why he does not take orders from Zeus.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/poseidon.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "prometheus",
   "name": "Prometheus",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The Titan who stole fire and gave it to mankind against Zeus' explicit command. Hesiod tells it twice: the theft hidden in a fennel stalk, and the punishment, bound to a pillar with an eagle sent to eat his liver, which grew back each night for the bird to find again the next day.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/prometheus.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "titan",
   "name": "Titan",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "The generation of gods before the Olympians, children of Earth and Sky. Hesiod names them and then describes the ten years of war that ended with Zeus and his brothers throwing them into Tartarus.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/titan.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "tyche",
   "name": "Tyche",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "Fortune. Hesiod lists her among the daughters of Ocean without comment. Pindar makes her a saviour and a daughter of Zeus the Deliverer, and asks her to guard a city.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": true,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/tyche.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "zeus",
   "name": "Zeus",
   "category": "gods",
   "summary": "King of the Greek gods and ruler of Mount Olympus. In this account, he provided Leonidas with divine weapons and an amulet capable of binding immortal creatures.",
   "attested_in_ancient_sources": false,
   "api": "https://acenes-of-sparta.pages.dev/api/v1/entries/zeus.json"
  }
 ]
}