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#FindOutFriday Answers 27

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Brr, it's a cold day up here in CT. But I've got your #TriviaTuesday answers here! How many did you get? Let me know in the comments!


  1. Narcissus - In Greek mythology, he was the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. His mother was informed early on in his life that, if he did not see his reflection, he would live a long life. Of course, Greek mythology is never happy, and Narcissus managed to see his reflection in a pool of water after being separated from his hunting party. He fell in love with himself and, knowing that the love could not be returned, turned into a white flower. The idea of narcissism comes from this myth. Between the next novels, from Revolution onward, the idea of narcissism is explored as a subplot for the characters, and the reflection in the pool of water does not bring love, but hatred.

  2. Anne Boleyn - The second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547) inspired in me more than the idea that queens can help shift history. The narrator of Casting Shadows and The Circle is Broken, Nora Brutrose, refers to her mother, Queen Vera Lynn Howe, often. This wife of her father, King Gerald II, shared some characteristics of the Tudor queen. While explained vaguely in those novels, it does not gloss over the same shared fate: beheading.

  3. King John of England - If you thought I took Henry VIII and put him into the character of King Gerald II, you would be right. However, the autocratic behavior also belonged to an older time in English history. In the early 13th century, John (last surviving son of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II of England) sought to curtail the power of his barons and retain complete power over England, to the point where he was excommunicated by the pope. The result of the former battle were the several versions of the Magna Carter, which ended up being the basis of many government documents we use today. While King Gerald had a strange relationship with Mother Church, he still ruled with absolute power and paranoia. His successors tried in vain to reverse the worst of his policies.


Namaste! Have a great week, everyone!


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