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  1. AGAMEMNON m Usage: Greek Mythology Pronounced: ag-a-MEM-nahn Possibly meaning "very steadfast" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was the brother of Menelaus and he led the Greek expedition to Troy to recover his brother's wife Helen. After the Trojan War Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra. ----- ALEXANDER m Usage: English, German, Dutch Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century. ----- AJAX m Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized) Pronounced: AY-jaks From the Greek name Aias, perhaps deriving from Greek aiastes "mourner". In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War. When the armor of the slain hero Achilles was not given to him he became mad with jealousy and killed himself. ----- BARBAROSSA I can't find anything on his name. ----- DANTE m Usage: Italian Pronounced: DAHN-tay From the Italian name Durante, which was related to the Latin word durantem meaning "enduring". The most notable bearer of this name was Dante Alighieri, the medieval Italian poet who wrote 'The Divine Comedy'. ----- HECATE f Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized) Pronounced: HEK-a-tee Possibly derived from Greek hekas meaning "far off". In Greek mythology Hecate was a goddess associated with witchcraft, tombs, demons and the underworld. ----- JUNO f Usage: Roman Mythology Pronounced: JOO-no Meaning unknown. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance. ----- TAMERLANE m Usage: History Westernized form of Timur i Leng (see TIMUR). TIMUR m Usage: Russian Derived from a Turkish word meaning "iron". Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian Timur i Leng "Timur the lame"), was a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of western Asia. ----- TLALOC m Usage: New World Mythology Means "of the earth" in Nahuatl. He was the Aztec god of rain and fertility, the husband of Chalchiuhticue. ----- XERXES m Usage: English Pronounced: ZURK-seez Greek form of the Persian name Xshay
  2. And remember...at least for Andrew and Julianna...Agamemnon and Juno were basically just their names they used online for games and such before they decided to overthrow the Old Empire and keep those names.
  3. Hmm, well I've read all of the Dune books already. I might just sit down and read them in order of the timeline again instead of backwards the way they came out.
  4. Hmm, I fear those are the only ones he bothered to give names to. Sigh, I think that only way to the get rest of the names would be to mail Brian Herbert or Kevin J. Anderson, but I lack an address to either of them. Does anyone know a fan mail address or something? Also, for those of you who like mythological facts as well as Dune...her are some facts about the Titans of myth. Enjoy, and thanks for helping me with this. Again, a fan mail address would be great if someone has it. The Titans of Greek mythology were the twelve children of Gaia and Uranus: Coeus Crius Cronus Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phoebe Rhea Theia Themis Thetys. The Titans Cronus and Rhea were the parents of Zeus and the other Olympian gods and goddesses. Besides the Olympian gods and goddesses, the Titans produces other offspring, either themselves or through mating with other creatures. The major second generation Titans were: Asteria Astraea (Dike) Astraeus Atlas Eos (Dawn) Eosphorus (or Hesperus) Epimetheus Helius Leto Menoetius Pallas Perses Prometheus Selene Titan
  5. Yes, I remember Tlaloc, but was he considered one of the Titans? I thought he was a Cogitor.
  6. It says there were originally 20 Titans who overthrew the Old Empire. I don't recall it ever mentioning all of their names though, and I really need to know their names. I skimmed through the books today to see which names were mentioned, and I only came up with 7. Could someone please help me find the other 13 names? I know no Herbert would decide there were 20, and then not give them all a name and history no matter if they are included in the book. Although, they may be in the book. I'm not that great of a skimmer. Please help. Agamemnon Ajax Barbarossa Dante Hecate Juno Xerxes
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