Dissonance: An Echo Trilogy Novella (Echo Trilogy, #2.5) (8 page)
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Authors: Lindsey Fairleigh
GLOSSAR
Y
Ankhesenpepi
Nejerette
.
Nuin’s
eldest
daughter and queen and consort to many Old Kingdom pharaohs, including
Pepi
I and II.
Apep
(
Apophis)
Netjer
or “god.” One of two
Netjers
responsible for maintaining balance in our universe, the other being Re.
Apep
was historically worshipped
against
as
Re’s
opponent and the evil god of chaos.
At
Ancient
Egyptian, “moment, instant, time”; The
At
is a plane of existence overlaying our own, where time and space are fluid.
At
can also be used to refer to the fabric of space and time.
Ankh-
At
Nuin’s
power. Includes (at least) the power to
travel through time, to create and remove memory blocks, and to manipulate the
At
on this plane of existence.
Aset
(
Isis)
Nejerette
.
Heru’s
sister.
Aset
was worshipped as a goddess associated with
motherhood, magic, and nature by the ancient Egyptians.
Ba
Considered
one of the essential parts of the soul by
the ancient Egyptians. In regards to Nejerets, the
ba
,
or the “soul,” is the part of a person that can enter the
At
.
Bahur
Arabic
, “of Horus” or “of
Heru
”.
Council of
Seven
The
body of leadership that governs the
Nejerets. The Council consists of the patriarchs of the seven strongest Nejeret
families: Ivan,
Heru
, Set, Sid, Moshe,
Dedwen
, and
Shangdi
. The
Meswett
, Alexandra Larson Ivanov, is also an honorary
member of the Council.
Djeser-
Djeseru
Ancient
Egyptian, “Holy of Holies”. Queen Hatshepsut’s
mortuary temple in
Deir
el-
Bahri
.
Hatshepsut
(
ruled 1479—1457 BCE) Female Pharaoh during
the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt. One of
Heru’s
many wives, and mother to the
Nejerette
Neferure
.
Hat-
hur
(
Hathor)
Ancient
Egyptian goddess associated with love,
fertility, sexuality, music, and dance. According to the
Contendings
of
Heru
and Set myth, Hathor is the goddess who
healed
Heru’s
eye. She is often depicted as a cow or
a woman with cow ears or horns, and a sun disk is frequently cradled by the horns.
Heru
(
Horus)
Nejeret
. Osiris’s son,
Nuin’s
grandson,
Aset’s
brother, and former leader of the
Council of Seven.
Heru
stepped down from his role as
leader to function as the Council’s general and assassin, when necessary.
Heru
was worshipped as the god of the sky, kingship, and
authority by the ancient Egyptians. He is often depicted as a falcon or
falcon-headed.
Ivan
Nejeret
. Leader of the Council of Seven. Alexander’s
father and Lex’s great-grandfather.
Ma’at
Ancient
Egyptian concept of truth, balance, justice,
and order. To the Nejeret,
ma’at
refers to universal balance.
Men-
nefer
(
Memphis)
Ancient
Egyptian city.
Men-
nefer
was the
capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Meswett
Ancient
Egyptian (
mswtt
), “girl-child”. The
Meswett
is the prophesied savior/destroyer of the Nejerets,
as supposedly foretold by Nuin upon his deathbed, though none actually remember
it happening. The prophecy was later recorded by the Nejeret
Senenmut
.
Neferure
(
Neffe)
Nejerette
. Daughter of Hatshepsut and
Heru
.
Nejeret (male)/
Nejerette
(female)/Nejerets (
plural)
Modern
term for the
Netjer
-At.
Netjer
Ancient
Egyptian, “god”.
Netjer
-
At
Ancient
Egyptian, “Gods of Time”.
Netjer
-At
Oasis
The
ancient, historic home of the Nejerets, deep
in the heart of the Sahara Desert.
Nuin (
Nun)
Netjer
/Nejeret. One of two
Netjers
responsible for maintaining balance in our universe, the other being
Apep
. Also known as the “Great Father”, Nuin was the
original Nejeret and the father of all
Nejeretkind
. Nuin
was worshipped as a god associated with the primordial waters and creation by
the ancient Egyptians.
Old
Kingdom
Period
of Egyptian history from 2686—2181 BCE.
Re (
Ra)
Netjer
. One of two
Netjers
responsible for maintaining balance in our universe, the other being
Apep
.
Re
was historically worshipped as the ancient
Egyptian solar deity.
Ren
Considered
one of the essential parts of the soul by
the ancient Egyptians, closely associated with a person’s name. In regards to
Nejerets, a
ren
is the soul of a
Netjer
, like Re or
Apep
, much
like a
ba
is the soul of a Nejeret or
human.
Set (
Seth)
Nejeret
.
Nuin’s
grandson,
father of Dom, Genevieve, Kat, and Lex, and member of the Council of Seven.
Possessed by
Apep
, Set went rogue when the Council of
Seven chose
Heru
as their leader after Osiris’s death
around 4,000 years ago.
Sheut
Considered
one of the essential parts of the soul by
the ancient Egyptians, closely associated with a person’s shadow. In regards to
Nejerets, a
sheut
is the power of a
Netjer
, like Re or
Apep
, or the
less potent power of the offspring of a
Nejerette
and
Nejeret.
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Lindsey Fairleigh
lives
her life with one foot in a book--as long as that book transports her to a
magical world or bends the rules of science. Her novels, from post-apocalyptic
to time travel and historical fantasy, always offer up a hearty dose of
unreality, along with plenty of adventure and romance. When she's not working
on her next novel, Lindsey spends her time reading, planning her farm, and
trying out new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with
her rather confused cats.
