Troia

Troia, also known as the Daughter of Morning, is a country in Meduse.
== Appears in ==
Mélusine
The Virtu
The Mirador (referenced)
Corambis (referenced)
== Geography and Politics ==
The Gardens of Nephele are in the south of Troia.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 8.” Mélusine, Ace, New York, 2005. Doctrine of Labyrinths.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 2.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths. The finest port in Troia is supposedly the Haigisikhora.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 11.” Mélusine, Ace, New York, 2005. Doctrine of Labyrinths. Huakinthe "was a ruin from Troia’s imperial past. It had been a major port in the trade between the empire and its daughter‐colony. With the fall of the empire, Huakinthe itself had been abandoned, and when trade between Troia and Kekropia was reestablished, the more northerly port of Erigone had taken Huakinthe’s place."Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 3.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths.
The Troian empire once ruled half the continent that Marathat is on, including what is now the Empire of Kekropia.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 7.” Mélusine, Ace, New York, 2005. Doctrine of Labyrinths. The fall of the Troian empire was ugly. 
There is currently bad blood between the houses of Attalis and Erekhthais.
Kekropia still trades with Troians, but Troia is virtually unknown in Mélusine and the western borders of Kekropia.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 6.” The Mirador, Ace Books, New York, 2008. Doctrine of Labyrinths. Mélusine is likewise little known in Troia.
“The Tetrarchs are the founders of the four covenants. Not gods.”Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 4.” The Mirador, Ace Books, New York, 2008. Doctrine of Labyrinths.
== Religion and Cultural Beliefs ==
Troia destroyed Nera and its labyrinth during the ascendancy of the House Atreis around 3,000 years prior to The Virtu because the Nerans worshiped "abominations", including their death goddess, the White‐Eyed Lady.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 1.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths.
Worship of Graia died out in Troia around 5,000 years prior to The Virtu, though cities such as Huakinthe and Prokne continued to honor her. He Who Guards The Threshold was also seemingly an ancient deity worshiped in Troia.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 5.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths.
Astrape was seemingly a goddess who controlled lightning.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 1.” The Mirador, Ace Books, New York, 2008. Doctrine of Labyrinths. She was also a constellation.
Veneration of one's ancestors is important in Troia.
== Troians ==
The people of Troia are called Troians, and are typically tall, and have golden eyes, pale skin, and red hair. Troians in the present typically don't stray from the coast where they live, in part because there is bigotry elsewhere against redheads.
Troian is the language of Troia, and is the same as/similar to Kekropian, and the Troians spoke it first.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 12.” Mélusine, Ace, New York, 2005. Doctrine of Labyrinths. It has a different alphabet from Midlander, which is possibly pictographic. In Troian, gay men are called "ganumedes".Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 4.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths.
Oneiromancy used to be practiced in Troia, but is no longer practiced because it is considered a waste of time. When it was practiced, Troian oneiromancers created the Khloïdanikos.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 7.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths. Troians have studied astronomy for millennia. They also practice divination and augury.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 8.” The Virtu, Ace Books, New York, 2007. Doctrine of Labyrinths. Troian thaumaturgy denies the agency of the dead. A thanatopsis is a Troian ceremony performed seemingly after death to prevent ghosts.
"Katharsis" is an old Troian word that “means something between ‘purification’ and ‘purgation.”Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 3.” The Mirador, Ace Books, New York, 2008. Doctrine of Labyrinths.
== Residents ==
* Arakhne (former)
* Astyanax
* Diokletian
* Felix Harrowgate (former)
* Galinthias (deceased)
* Hakko
* Khrysogonos
* Methony Feucoronne (former) (deceased)
* Mildmay (former)
* Oribasios
* Thamuris
* Themistokles
* Theophanos
* Tigranes (deceased)
* Xanthippe
== Trivia ==
* "Ganumedes" is likely a reference to Ganymede/Ganymedes, the man kidnapped by Zeus to be his cup-bearer, and is a popular name for young gay men.
* "Thanatopsis" is likely a reference to the Greek god of death, Thanatos.
== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Mélusine
Category:The Virtu
Category:The Mirador
Category:Corambis
Category:Country