Aida :- High Priestess of Kadmilos. Dies when Hephaistion throws her from a cliff.

Alexander :- The Dark Prince, A human who is bonded with the dark god Kadmilos. Doomed to share his body until it rots and releases Kamilos. Also known as Iskander (the golden child) to the people of Achaea, the child who will bring back enchantment to them. Aristotle :- A Magus and philosopher to whom Parmenion turns when Alexander goes missing. He sends him and Attalus through to Achaea and onto the destiny to free them of the tyranny of Philipos, King of the Makedons. Uses a Sipstrassi stone to do magic.

Attalus :- Philips right hand man, assassin, expert swordsman and champion. Goes through to Archaea with Parmenion in order to rescue Alexander. In Achaea is offered the opportunity to gain great power if he were to give Alexander to Philipos. Attalus refuses not wanting to betray his friendship with Philip.

Brontes :- One of the children of enchantment, when not in human form he takes the shape of a minotaur. It is the creatures of enchantment that gave rise to the myths of modern Greece. He was on the side of goodness when the children of enchantment warred upon themselves, brother to Steopes, Arges and Gorgon.

Camiron :- Not a true centaur. He is the combination of Chiron and Caymal (Chiron's horse.) Only appears in time of great danger such as when Alexander first appeared in the world of Achaea it was the only way in which both Chiron and Alexander could escape the persuing Makedons.

Chiron :- A magus who looks like Aristotle in the world of Achaea. He is in fact Aristotle but before he became Aristotle. When Chiron left the world of Achaea it was a matter of moments before Aristotle appeared to the companions but to Aristotle it had been four centuries. Goes with Philip to tutor Alexander at the request of Philip.

Derae Parmenions true love from Sparta, was a healer in Asia but travels to Achaea when requested by Aristotle. In the lands of Achaea she takes the name of Thena.

Gorgon :- The Snake headed king of the dark enchanted forest. Before the war with the children of enchantment he was Dionius lover to Persephone. Agrees to aid Alexander and helps win the war against Philipos leading his people at the turn of the battle. Is killed by Philipos.

Helm :- A warrior with a metallic face sent to seek Alexander, with no memory of his past Alexander is his key to his identity.

Kadmilos :- The chaos spirit who is bonded with Alexanders body, when he appears he takes the form of Alexander but with ram horns and cat like eyes.

Mothac :- Parmenions faithful Theban Companion. Alledgedly spies for Persia but is actually informing Parmenion about all of Persia moves.

Parmenion's Theban servant. Parmenion :- The Lion of Macedon, General and strategist firstly to Philip then to Alexander. He is the one that helps Alexander keep control over Kadmilos and goes in search of him in Achaea with the aid of Attalus and Aristotle who sends him there. When he is near death, Aristotle returns to claim him and takes him to another time to heal. There he returns him to Achaea to have his life with Derae that he lost due to Tamis' meddling.

Pendarric :- King of Atlantis when it fell and teacher of Aristotle, it is he who taught Aristotle to remember each of the years as a key word to stop him going mad.

Philip :- King of Macedon, believes that he is Alexanders father when it is actually Parmenion. Arrives in the lands of Achaea as Helm and remembers his identity after the final battle Philippos his alter ego in that time. He slays Philippos in personal combat.

Philippos :- Philips evil look-a-like in achaea. It is he who seeks to become immortal by eating the heart of Iskander. Is similar to Alexander in the fact that he shares his body with an evil spirit.

My Views

The second part to Lion of Macedon, both novels work well as stand alones but perhaps one of the best and perhaps quirkiest things about this novel is that it links back to something that was mentioned in the first novel from Aristotle. In addition to this it also shows the reader how the world of mythology mixed with the world of reality and portrays how perhaps the world should have been rather than was.

Definately a good Gemmell novel.

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