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former slave masters in Ilion, Elef – now going by the name of 'Amethystos' – allies himself with the
Barbaroi and gathers an army of freed slaves. Orion, who had become a famed archer in the Arcadian army and (mistakenly) believed by many to be Leontius' lost sibling, is implied to have assassinated the aged Demetrius in the meantime; he is killed by Scorpius, who is in turn defeated by Leontius ("Hero of the Slaves – Elefseus").
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Cassandra and Melissa, while Elef is placed among the workers building Ilion's wall, where he is physically abused and molested by the sadistic high priest Nestor. Elef discovers that he can see shadows swarming over those destined to die soon and soon grows to resent the gods and fate, thereby
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in place of Sophia's assistant
Phyllis. Elef arrives to Lesbos too late to find Artemisia already dead ("The Dying Virgin with the Moon's reflection in Her Hand – Parthenos"); consumed in grief and utter hatred, he embraces Thanatos's temptation to enact revenge on those who wronged him. Killing his
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without a care in the world until one day when their parents, Polydeuces and Elfina, were killed by a general named
Scorpius ("The Fated Twins – Didymoi"), who sells them into slavery ("The Slave Market – Douloi"). Meanwhile, the crown prince of Arcadia, Leontius, son of King Demetrius, is concerned
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Goddess – Artemisia"). Though concerned by foreboding events relating to herself and her brother, Artemisia accepts her fate has in store when she offers herself to Scorpius
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Leontius become inevitable, Queen Isadora (who knows the truth about Amethystos) unsuccessfully tries to dissuade her son from fighting his own brother, but Leontius leaves before she can divulge the truth. Amethystos and his army invade Ilion, thereby
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slowly molding him into a vessel fit for
Thanatos. Eventually, Elef is reunited with Misia after rescuing her from Nestor. They and another slave child named Orion then escape captivity on a boat before the three are separated during a shipwreck ("Wind City of Death and Laments – Ilion").
385:, joining him in his travels until they come upon the ruins of the youth's home. Milos then releases Elef from his service and advises him to go to Lesbos where "an old friend" resides who could ease his heart ("Towards the Other Side of the Distant Horizon – Horizontas").
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ruled by Queen
Alexandra; she is smitten with Leontius after he nobly refuses to kill her. Scorpius, resenting the fact that he is King Demetrius' illegitimate son born of a concubine, secretly plots to seize the throne ("The Chronicles of the Dying – Historia").
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The album concludes with Alexei musing on how the battle between
Thanatos and Moira may have ended, as Eirene arrives to reveal that she is pregnant with twins, implying that history is going to repeat itself ("The Myth Ends – Telos").
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he has read and held dear since childhood, despite mockery from his peers. Eventually, with the support of his wife Eirene and his men, Zvolinsky succeeds in discovering the ruins of the lost city of
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concerns a
Russian rags-to-riches billionaire named Alexei Romanovich Zvolinsky (based on the real-life Schliemann), who pursues his lifelong dream to unearth physical evidence of the
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660:"The Battle of the Dying Heroes – Heromachia" (死せる英雄達の戦い -Ηρωμαχια-
540:"The Hero of the Thunderer's Realm – Leontius" (雷神域の英雄 -Λεωντιυς-
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and the last to feature long time vocalists YUUKI, KAORI, and
615:"Sibyl of the Star Goddess – Artemisia" (星女神の巫女 -Αρτεμισια-
600:"The Chronicles of the Dying – Istoria" (死せる者達の物語 -Ιστορια-
555:"Wind City of Death and Laments – Ilion" (死と嘆きの風の都 -Ιλιον-
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All tracks composed and arranged and lyrics written by
570:"The Island of Holy Poets – Lesbos" (聖なる詩人の島 -Λεσβος-
645:"Hero of the Slaves – Elefseus" (奴隷達の英雄 -Ελευσευς-
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239:. It was released on September 3, 2008 through
880:"超豪華ヴォーカリスト参加で贈る、Sound Horizon待望のStory CD第6弾！"
510:"The Fated Twins – Didymoi" (運命の双子 -Διδυμοι-
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675:"The Myth Ends – Telos" (神話の終焉 -Τελος-
557:Shi to Nageki to Kaze no Miyako – Ilion
946:Classical mythology in popular culture
16:2008 studio album by Sound Horizon
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692:Kami no Hikari – Moira
495:– Mythos" (神話 -Μυθος-
295:The album begins with
828:Ryou Sakagami – flute
815:Eiji Kawai – keyboard
776:Ike Nelson – narrator
755:Ayaka Naitou – vocals
527:Dorei Ichiba – Douloi
956:Sound Horizon albums
164:Professional ratings
885:Nifty Music Network
338:about the invading
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224:is the sixth story
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735:Takashi Utsunomiya
728:– vocals, guitar,
253:Minami Kuribayashi
245:Takashi Utsunomiya
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851:Greenberg, Adam.
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839:References
367:courtesans
120:chronology
730:accordion
715:Personnel
925:June 19,
890:Livedoor
858:AllMusic
773:– vocals
761:– vocals
752:– vocals
737:– vocals
459:Thanatos
416:Elefseya
344:Anatolia
340:Barbaroi
327:Elefseya
312:Elefseya
297:Thanatos
230:Japanese
183:AllMusic
106:Producer
49:Released
39: by
812:– drums
810:Ken☆Ken
794:– voice
788:– voice
707:1:19:59
390:Amazons
335:Arcadia
233:fantasy
153:(2010)
149:Märchen
144:(2008)
135:(2006)
920:Oricon
449:Length
379:Sophia
375:Lesbos
360:Helios
352:Erebos
279:, and
273:, the
261:Oricon
177:Rating
174:Source
73:Length
759:KAORI
446:Title
412:Hades
399:Hydra
383:Milos
331:Chaos
320:Ilion
301:Moira
276:Iliad
267:Moira
235:band
221:Moira
140:Moira
131:Roman
94:Label
58:Genre
22:Moira
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866:2017
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483:7:19
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348:iron
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285:Troy
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