Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Macedon Houses
As I indicated the other day, the Vergina Sun gave me the idea to define 16 Houses to play out the political war on Macedon. Note--many of these names won't be used at all, if ever. Some of the names are odd, hard to pronounce, etc. It would get horribly confusing to infodump all this garbage in the story, but in my geekdom, I felt I needed to know everything, and it never ceases to amaze me how certain little things can dictate remarkably wonderful worldbuilding. IMO.
The capital of Macedon is obviously Vergina, then, the center of the sun, ruled by the Megaskyr. The Megaskyr sits on the Sun Throne, and a 16-point star is embossed on the throne, as well as inlaid in the marble floors. Oh, did I mention that although there are certain elements of a "normal" palace, Vergina is actually built inside a massive choka tree and maintained with the current Megaskyr's power? Sometimes the walls are stone, sometimes they're the living, breathing walls of the choka, which must be coaxed into supporting the palace. If the Megaskyr's power were to fail..... Hmmm. *g*
Now the historical Kleopatra was from Macedonia, but she had a brother named Attalus who mouthed off in front of Prince Alexander (insulting him and his mother, the Queen) and almost caused a war. So appropriately, Kleopatra's original House is Attalus.
The more ancient name for the capital of Macedonia was Aegae. That's the name of Philip's House, ruled by his father, Amyntas.
Xerxes, historically, was a king of Persia, also called the Achaemenid Empire. Hence, his House's name is Achaemenid, ruled by his father, Mnemom. Why be difficult and stupid? While I like the name, I can't pronounce it. So Persia is Xerxes's house.
The other minor Houses:
The capital of Macedon is obviously Vergina, then, the center of the sun, ruled by the Megaskyr. The Megaskyr sits on the Sun Throne, and a 16-point star is embossed on the throne, as well as inlaid in the marble floors. Oh, did I mention that although there are certain elements of a "normal" palace, Vergina is actually built inside a massive choka tree and maintained with the current Megaskyr's power? Sometimes the walls are stone, sometimes they're the living, breathing walls of the choka, which must be coaxed into supporting the palace. If the Megaskyr's power were to fail..... Hmmm. *g*
Now the historical Kleopatra was from Macedonia, but she had a brother named Attalus who mouthed off in front of Prince Alexander (insulting him and his mother, the Queen) and almost caused a war. So appropriately, Kleopatra's original House is Attalus.
The more ancient name for the capital of Macedonia was Aegae. That's the name of Philip's House, ruled by his father, Amyntas.
Xerxes, historically, was a king of Persia, also called the Achaemenid Empire. Hence, his House's name is Achaemenid, ruled by his father, Mnemom. Why be difficult and stupid? While I like the name, I can't pronounce it. So Persia is Xerxes's house.
The other minor Houses:
- Rhodes
- Pydna
- Caria
- Molossis
- Illyria
- Larissa
- Chios
- Phocis
- Strymon (actually a river, but I really liked the name)
- Thessaly
- Olynthus
- Methone
- Pherae
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