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| − | '''Father Gregory''' was a priest in [[Thessalonica (City)|Thessalonica]]. During the siege of 597, a [[Slavs (Thessalonica)|Slavic]] water-[[demon]] appeared in a cistern and began attacking people. Gregory made the sign of the Cross and called on the names of [[God]] and the saints. While this would have cast out an ordinary demon, the Slavic variety were made of sterner stuff. The water-demon ignored Gregory's oaths, picked him up, and smashed him to a bloody mess against the ground.<ref> |
+ | '''Father Gregory''' was a priest in [[Thessalonica (City)|Thessalonica]]. During the siege of 597, a [[Slavs (Thessalonica)|Slavic]] water-[[demon]] appeared in a cistern and began attacking people. Gregory made the sign of the Cross and called on the names of [[God]] and the saints. While this would have cast out an ordinary demon, the Slavic variety were made of sterner stuff. The water-demon ignored Gregory's oaths, picked him up, and smashed him to a bloody mess against the ground.<ref>Ibid., pgs. 92-95.</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:25, 18 August 2019
This article lists the various minor fictional characters who appear in Thessalonica. Most appeared in only one scene, or had a very brief, unimportant speaking role that did not impact the plot, and never appeared again.
Germanus
Germanus was a nobleman for whom George made a pair of boots. Germanus was so pleased that he paid George even more than the asking price.[1]
Gregory
Father Gregory was a priest in Thessalonica. During the siege of 597, a Slavic water-demon appeared in a cistern and began attacking people. Gregory made the sign of the Cross and called on the names of God and the saints. While this would have cast out an ordinary demon, the Slavic variety were made of sterner stuff. The water-demon ignored Gregory's oaths, picked him up, and smashed him to a bloody mess against the ground.[2]
Helen
Helen was the wife of Leo the potter, and the mother of Constantine. She died in the epidemic of 595.[3]
Helena
Helena was the mother of Irene, and two other children who died young. Irene's husband George remembered Helena as a very pleasant woman, contrary to the popular notion of a mother-in-law. Helena died in the epidemic of 595.[4]
Joseph
Joseph (b. c. 585) was the son of Benjamin the coppersmith. He was instinctively wary of Gentiles.[5]
Philotechnus
Philotechnus was an ancient Greek magical philosopher, whose wisdom included the maxim, "Do not call up that which you cannot put down."[6]
Literary comment
The name "Philotechnus" literally translates as "Lovecraft". The "philosophical quote" is a popular paraphrase from "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward".
Gaius Thynes
Around AD 100, a man named Gaius Thynes went to the shrine of Asclepius in Thessalonica and was cured of his illness. Nearly five centuries later, the shrine had been repurposed for the Christian hero St. Demetrius, but Thynes' inscription was still visible on a wall.[7]
Victor (barber)
Victor (prefect)
Victor, city prefect of Thessalonica, was a very fat man. In 597, Victor gave an extremely boring speech to the people, encouraging them to remain strong and trust in God and the saints to protect them from the Avar invasion. He then announced his intention to travel to Constantinople and petition Emperor Maurice for more soldiers to garrison the city. Bishop Eusebius was to look after Thessalonica in Victor's absence, and pray for the prefect's eventual safe return. Audience member George noticed that the bishop seem to put emphasis on the word "eventual."[8]
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