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or unhappiness. or unhappiness.
[ Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ] [ Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ]
athame athame
The consecrated ritual knife of a Wiccan initiate (one of The consecrated ritual knife of a Wiccan initiate (one of four
four basic tools, together with the wand, chalice and basic tools, together with the wand, chalice and pentacle).
pentacle). Traditionally, the athame is a double-edged, Traditionally, the athame is a double-edged, black-handled,
black-handled, cross-hilted dagger of between six and cross-hilted dagger of between six and eighteen inches length.
eighteen inches length. []
A belt made from a twisted braid of silken threads of gold wound A belt made from a twisted braid of silken threads of gold wound
around her waist, and a dark-handled knife rested on a slant at around her waist, and a dark-handled knife rested on a slant at
her hip through a loop in the belt. her hip through a loop in the belt.
[...] [...]
She arched her brows. "You should know better, dear godchild. You She arched her brows. "You should know better, dear godchild.
know I cannot speak what is untrue. During our last encounter I You know I cannot speak what is untrue. During our last
returned to Faerie with great power and upset vital balances. Those encounter I returned to Faerie with great power and upset vital
balances had to be redressed, and your debt was the mechanism that balances. Those balances had to be redressed, and your debt was
the Queen chose to employ." the mechanism that the Queen chose to employ."
I frowned at her for a minute. "Returned with great power." My eyes I frowned at her for a minute. "Returned with great power." My
fell to the knife at her waist. "That thing the vampires gave you?" eyes fell to the knife at her waist. "That thing the vampires
She rested her fingers lightly on the knife's hilt. "Don't cheapen gave you?"
it. This athame was no creation of theirs. And it was less a gift She rested her fingers lightly on the knife's hilt. "Don't
than a trade." cheapen it. This athame was no creation of theirs. And it was
"Amoracchius and that thing are in the same league?" Gulp. My faerie less a gift than a trade."
godmother was dangerous enough without a big-time artifact of magic. "Amoracchius and that thing are in the same league?" Gulp. My
faerie godmother was dangerous enough without a big-time
artifact of magic.
[ Summer Knight, by Jim Butcher ] [ Summer Knight, by Jim Butcher ]
athen* athen*
Athene was the offspring of Zeus, and without a mother. She Athene was the offspring of Zeus, and without a mother. She