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|sub1=Amonkhet
|sub1=Alara
|sub2=Dominaria
|sub2=Amonkhet
|sub3=Eldraine
|sub3=Arcavios
|sub4=Innistrad
|sub4=Bloomburrow
|sub5=Ixalan
|sub5=Capenna
|sub6=Kaladesh
|sub6=Dominaria
|sub7=Kamigawa
|sub7=Eldraine
|sub8=Mirrodin-New Phyrexia
|sub8=Ikoria
|sub9=Ravnica
|sub9=Innistrad
|sub10=Tarkir
|sub10=Ixalan
|sub11=Theros
|sub11=Kaladesh
|sub12=Unknown
|sub12=Kaldheim
|sub13=Zendikar
|sub13=Kamigawa
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|sub14=Lorwyn-Shadowmoor
The following Theros characters are only mentioned in [[flavor text]] or appear as minor characters in the [[storyline]].
|sub15=Mercadia
|sub16=New Phyrexia
|sub17=Rabiah
|sub18=Rath
|sub19=Ravnica
|sub20=Shandalar
|sub21=Tarkir
|sub22=Theros
|sub23=Ulgrotha
|sub24=Un-iverse
|sub25=Unknown
|sub26=Zendikar
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The following [[Theros (plane)|Theran]] characters are only mentioned in [[flavor text]] or appear as minor characters in the [[storyline]].
 
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|Adrasteia
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|One of the three fates. Her detachment and efficiency were renowned.<ref name="Emonberry">{{DailyRef|magic-story/emonberry-red-2014-02-05|Emonberry Red|Clayton Kroh|February 05, 2014}}</ref>
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|Adrasteia
|Adrasteia
|Adrasteia, Akroan Captain
|Adrasteia, Akroan Captain
|Named after one of the [[Hag#Notable Hags|fates]].
|Named after [[Adrasteia|one of the fates]].
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|Aesrias
|Aesrias of Akros, <c>Hero of Iroas</c>
|A hero of [[Iroas]] whose deeds are manifold. His mother fell at the third battle of the Pharagax Bridge.<ref name="Hero of Iroas">{{DailyRef|magic-story/hero-iroas-2014-03-05|The hero of Iroas|Matt Knicl|March 5, 2014}}</ref>
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*<c>Eidolon of Inspiration</c>
*<c>Eidolon of Inspiration</c>
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|Agnomakhos
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|A tyrant who was vanquished at the Plateau of the Four Winds."<ref name="Ajani Mentor"/>
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|Alexio
|Aletha
|Alexio
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|A member of the Meletian Skyguard. Killed while protecting Iris.<ref name="eph">{{DailyRef|articles/archive/magic-story/oracle-ephara-2014-03-19|The Oracle of Ephara|Jeremiah Isgur|March 19, 2014}}</ref>
|A [[Leonin]] patroller from [[Oreskos]], friend of [[Seza]].<ref name="Ajani Mentor">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/ajani-mentor-heroes-2014-12-17|title=Ajani, Mentor of Heroes|author=[[Kelly Digges]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Apr 9, 2014}}</ref>
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|Alkmenos
|Alkmenos
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|A man whose pride, in death, led to being eternally punished by Erebos.
|A man whose pride, in death, led to being eternally punished by Erebos
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|An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with his overprotective partner Callisos.<ref name="D&D"/>
|An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with his overprotective partner Callisos.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Archaelos
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|Author of ''Effective Rhetoric''.<ref name="Anax 1"/>
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|A powerful firemage affected by [[Ashiok]]'s Sleep Curse.<ref name="Theros Comic">Jason Ciaramella (2014). "''[[Magic: The Gathering - Theros]]''". [[IDW Publishing]].</ref>
|A powerful firemage affected by [[Ashiok]]'s Sleep Curse.<ref name="Theros Comic">Jason Ciaramella (2014). "''[[Magic: The Gathering - Theros]]''". [[IDW Publishing]].</ref>
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|Athanas
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|Father of [[Anax]], Timoteus and Pelagia, grandfather of [[Taranika]].<ref name="Anax 1"/>
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|Bardas
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|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|Biaas
|Biaas
|Biaas the Poison Drinker
|Biaas the Poison Drinker
|A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chossen to delay it inevitably since.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Borias
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|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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*<c>Borderland Minotaur</c>
*<c>Borderland Minotaur</c>
*<c>Triton Shorethief</c>
*<c>Triton Shorethief</c>
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|{{Anchor|Cacophony}}Cacophony
|Cacophony, God of Cities<br/>Cacophony, God of Cities Dark
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A new god created as a result of [[Ashiok]]'s machinations, which was quickly slain by [[Ephara]] due to meddling in her domain. <ref name="ReferenceB">{{DailyRef|magic-story/dreams-city-2014-04-23|Dreams of the City|[[Ken Troop]]|April 23, 2014}}</ref>
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|An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with their partner Antiophes.<ref name="D&D"/>
|An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with their partner Antiophes.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Chakros
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|A foolish [[wizard]] who drove his ship's crew too close to the wrong part of the Siren Sea.<ref name="Attraction"/>
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|Chelta
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|Bodyguard of King [[Kedarick VI]] of Iretis, killed by one of [[Ashiok]]'s nightmares.<ref name="Dream 2"/>
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|A mortal engineer who ended a year-long winter caused by Purphoros's absence when she created a hypocaust system to warm her community. As she lit the furnace, the Forge God returned the earth's warmth. The autumn festival of the Chalcanapsion, or the Kindling or the Forge-Lighting, is held in honor of this event.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A mortal engineer who ended a year-long winter caused by Purphoros's absence when she created a hypocaust system to warm her community. As she lit the furnace, the Forge God returned the earth's warmth. The autumn festival of the Chalcanapsion, or the Kindling or the Forge-Lighting, is held in honor of this event.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Cirkis
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|A witch living in the despairing lands who had cursed the fields of [[Setessa]] with blight.<ref>[[Enduring Enchantments]] deck insert</ref> She was killed in a legendary battle by [[Anikthea]]. Secretly a servant of [[Erebos]], the god dragged Anikthea to [[the Underworld]] as retribution.
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|Diantha
|Delia
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|A priest of Kruphix.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/kruphixs-insight-2014-06-11|Kruphix's Insight|[[Kelly Digges]]|June 11, 2014}}</ref>
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|A [[Setessa]]n warrior, killed by a [[Nyxborn]] [[minotaur]]. <ref name="Seasons in Setessa"/>
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|Dianyan Half-Heart
|Dianyan Half-Heart
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|A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chossen to delay it inevitably since.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Drasus
|Diocles
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|A member of Kytheon Ioras Irregulars. Now deceased.<ref name="Kytheon Iora">{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/gideons-origin-kytheon-iora-akros-2015-07-01|Gideon’s Origin: Kytheon Iora of Akros|Ari Levitch|July 1, 2015 }}</ref>
|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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*<c>Kytheon's Irregulars</c>
*<c>Kytheon's Tactics</c>
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|Epikos
|Erekastos
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|A member of Kytheon Ioras Irregulars. Now deceased.<ref name="Kytheon Iora"/>
|A famous philosopher.
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*<c>Heartwarming Redemption</c>
*<c>Eidolon of Philosophy</c>
*<c>Kytheon's Irregulars</c>
*<c>Kytheon's Tactics</c>
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|Erekastos
|Eumalos
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|An Alamon squad captain whose corpse was found [[Leandros]] and his squad.<ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|Euneas
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|A famous philosopher.
|A citizen of [[Meletis]] whose dreams fed the creation of the new [[God]], [[Cacophony]].<ref name="Cacophony">{{DailyRef|magic-story/dreams-city-2014-04-23|Dreams of the City|[[Ken Troop]]|April 23, 2014}}</ref>
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*<c>Eidolon of Philosophy</c>
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|Gallia
|Gathus Gadus
|Gallia of the Endless Dance
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|An infamous female [[satyr]] and self-styled Lord of Misrule. She wears bright flowers wound around her horns and carries a mock scepter topped with a goblet. She is fickle and loves novelty, and her main goal is to hold a never-ending party.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/esw7jf/art_my_full_painting_for_gallia_art_brief/|title=My full painting for Gallia! Art brief, sketches & close-up shots inside!|author=Johannes Voss|date=January 23, 2020|publisher=Reddit}}</ref>
|A lesser follower of Phenax who could whisper anyone and anything to sleep and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Gathus Gadus
|Georgios
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|A lesser follower of Phenax who could whisper anyone and anything to sleep and earned a burial near the master theif Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
|Philosopher, the elderly tutor of [[Anax]] and his siblings.<ref name="Anax 1">{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324050727/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/prince-anax-part-1-2013-09-16|title=Prince Anax, Part 1|author=[[Tom LaPille]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Sep 18, 2013}}</ref>
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|Gysios, Bronzebones veteran
|Gysios, Bronzebones veteran
|A [[minotaur]] soldier of Skophos.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A [[minotaur]] soldier of Skophos.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Haemon
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|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|A hero who used a magic horn to summon [[Tromokratis]] to destroy a cursed city. He later buried the horn in Tizerus near the palace of [[Erebos]].<ref name="D&D"/>
|A hero who used a magic horn to summon [[Tromokratis]] to destroy a cursed city. He later buried the horn in Tizerus near the palace of [[Erebos]].<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Hypatia
|Hypatia of the Winged Horse<ref name="D&D"/>
|A former grange-mage from Meletis that became a soldier and the lifelong ally of a [[Pegasus]].<ref name="Theros2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/planeswalkers-guide-theros-part-2-2013-08-28|Planeswalkers Guide to Theros Part 2|[[Magic Creative Team]]|August 28, 2013}}</ref>
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*<c>Loyal Pegasus</c>
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|Iris
|Jhamp
|Iris of the Sight
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|A blind oracle of Ephara in Meletis.<ref name="eph"/>
|A blood-toll harpy and sister of Ahkno and Hakno. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Jhamp
|Kadmos
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|The younger brother of [[Maia]], a four-year old boy at the time of the defeat of [[Polukranos]]. <ref name=Asphodel/>
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|Kaletor
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|A blood-toll harpy and sister of Ahkno and Hakno. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.<ref name="D&D"/>
|Advisor to king Athanas, former athlete and trainer of prince [[Anax]].<ref name="Anax 2"/>
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|Kedarick
|Kelephne
|Kedarick VI, king of Iretis
|Kelephne the Victor
|Ill-fated king of Iretis, he lost his kingdom due to the machinations of [[Ashiok]] and [[Phenax]].<br>As his city was sacked by Leonin and he received the news of the death of his wife and child, he stabbed out his own eyes.<ref name="Building Towards a Drem">{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/building-toward-dream-part-2-2013-12-04|Building towards a Dream Part 2|Ken Troop|December 4, 2013}}</ref>
|A hermit and master wrestler who was said to have beaten giants with her bare hands. Over three days, she beat all comers at the Iroan Games before returning to the wilderness. Years later, a cave was discovered with her writing, now known as Kelephne's manual, and spawned the competition known as pankration.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Kelephne
|Kelios
|Kelephne the Victor
|A hermit and master wrestler who was said to have beaten giants with her bare hands. Over three days, she beat all comers at the Iroan Games before returning to the wilderness. Years later, a cave was discovered with her writing, now known as Kelephne's manual, and spawned the competition known as pankration.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|A [[Setessa]]n man and friend of [[Cilissa]], who left on a <c>Peregrination</c>. <ref name="Seasons in Setessa"/>
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*<c>Fade into Antiquity</c>
*<c>Fade into Antiquity</c>
*<c>Minotaur Skullcleaver</c>
*<c>Minotaur Skullcleaver</c>
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|Klytessa
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|Wife of King [[Kedarick VI]] of Iretis, whose reported death caused him to commit suicide. <ref name="Dream 1">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/building-toward-dream-part-1-2013-11-27|title=Building Towards a Dream, Part 1|author=[[Ken Troop]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Nov 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Dream 2">{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822013116/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/building-toward-dream-part-2-2013-12-03|title=Building Towards a Dream, Part 2|author=[[Ken Troop]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Dec 3, 2013}}</ref>
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|Koblios
|Koblios
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|Author of ''Meditations'', in which he postulates that the gods are personified patterns. Stoned to death for heresy.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
|Author of ''Meditations'', in which he postulates that the gods are personified patterns. Stoned to death for heresy.<ref name="Cacophony"/>
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|Kexosrexsos the Braided Lion
|Kexosrexsos the Braided Lion
|A beast revered by the satyrs of Skola Vale.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A beast revered by the satyrs of Skola Vale.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Koila
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|A [[Leonin]] patroller from [[Oreskos]], friend of [[Seza]].<ref name="Ajani Mentor"/>
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|Kyrillos
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|The captain of [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/walls-akros-2014-02-26|title=The Walls of Akros|author=[[Kelly Digges]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Feb 26, 2014}}</ref>
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|Kyrios
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|One of [[Perisophia]]'s philosophy students. <ref name="Identity">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/nature-identity-2014-01-15|title=The Nature of Identity|author=[[Adam Lee]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Jan 15, 2013}}</ref>
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|Lanathos
|Lanathos
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|A historian from Meletis, he studies the [[Leonin]]. Currently the only human allowed in Tethmos.<ref name="Theros 3">{{DailyRef|planeswalkers-guide-theros-part-3-2013-09-04|Planeswalker's Guide to Theros Part 3|[[Magic Creative Team]]|September 4, 2013}}</ref>
|An elderly, heavily-scarred historian from Meletis, he studies the [[Leonin]]. Currently the only human allowed in Tethmos.<ref name="Theros 3">{{DailyRef|making-magic/planeswalkers-guide-theros-part-3-2013-09-04|Planeswalker's Guide to Theros Part 3|[[Magic Creative Team]]|September 4, 2013}}</ref>.<ref name="Ajani Mentor"/>.
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|An Akroan wrestler who defeated all challengers in the Ioran Games, even pinning an Akroan bull after a day-long bout.<ref name="Theros2"/><ref name="D&D"/>
|An Akroan wrestler who defeated all challengers in the Ioran Games, even pinning an Akroan bull after a day-long bout.<ref name="Theros2"/><ref name="D&D"/>
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|Lara
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|Daughter of King [[Kedarick VI]] of Iretis, whose reported death caused him to commit suicide. <ref name="Dream 1"/><ref name="Dream 2"/>
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|Lydus
|Lydus
|An inventor, [[complearion|compleated]] during [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]]
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|An inventor, [[compleation|compleated]] by the white-aligned Alabaster Host during [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|FSzvpd5cHGs|March of the Machine: Debut Aftershow|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=March 31, 2023}}</ref>
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*<c>Archetype of Aggression</c>
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|Melantha
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|A citizen of [[Meletis]] whose dreams fed the creation of the new [[God]], [[Cacophony]].<ref name="Cacophony"/>
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|Melia
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|One of [[Perisophia]]'s philosophy students. <ref name="Identity"/>
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*<c>Grasping Giant</c>
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*<c>Prickleboar</c>
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|Mnesos
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|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|Narci
|Narci, Fable Singer
|A human bard.
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|Natasa
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|A [[Setessa]]n warrior, killed by a [[Nyxborn]] [[gorgon]]. <ref name="Seasons in Setessa"/>
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|A Setessan archer who believed her skill matched that of Nylea's. Matching her in a contest of skill, Nylea planted Nikaia in her sacred grove as the first caryatid, and her wisdom continues to protect Setessa to this day.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A Setessan archer who believed her skill matched that of Nylea's. Matching her in a contest of skill, Nylea planted Nikaia in her sacred grove as the first caryatid, and her wisdom continues to protect Setessa to this day.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Nikasios
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|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|Niketa
|Niketa
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|One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Bassara Tower. A woman in her fifties who spends most of her time in the tower since she and her dryad partner parted ways.<ref name="D&D"/>
|Weaponsmaster and archer, and the head trainer of the Setessan children's lessons.<ref name="Seasons in Setessa">{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205115729/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/seasons-setessa-2014-03-26|title=Seasons in Setessa|author=[[Ken Troop]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Mar 26, 2014}}</ref> One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Bassara Tower. A woman in her fifties who spends most of her time in the tower since she and her dryad partner parted ways.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Ninis
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|The love interest of [[Xandria]]. As a man claimed by a deity, their love was forbidden, and for this reason, she was cursed to live as a [[siren]].<ref name="Attraction">{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920030410/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/consequences-attraction-2013-10-07|title=The Consequences of Attraction|author=[[Ken Troop]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Oct 9, 2013}}</ref>
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|Olexo
|Orestes
|Little Olexo
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|A member of Kytheon Iora's Irregulars. Now deceased.<ref name="Kytheon Iora"/>
|A master thief and oracle who was one of Phenax's first followers. He was able to divine a mortal's lifespan as well as whether they would become Returned by interpreting their blood. A scoundrel-hero who devoted his life to Phenax, according to legend he stole the sun from above the polis of Setessa, tricked a cerberus into devouring itself, stole a [[kraken]]'s heart, and raced a skiff ahead of the River Guide, Athreos. After his death, Orestes's tomb became a holy site for followers of Phenax, in part due to his sarcophagus taking on the oracle-thief's powers of prophecy.<ref name="D&D"/>
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*<c>Kytheon's Tactics</c>
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|Orestes
|Pallas
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|A master thief and oracle who was one of Phenax's first followers. He was able to divine a mortal's lifespan as well as whether they would become Returned by interpreting their blood. A scoundrel-hero who devoted his life to Phenax, according to legend he stole the sun from above the polis of Setessa, tricked a cerberus into devouring itself, stole a [[kraken]]'s heart, and raced a skiff ahead of the River Guide, Athreos. After his death, Orestes's tomb became a holy site for followers of Phenax, in part due to his sarcophagus taking on the oracle-thief's powers of prophecy.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|Pavios
|Pelagia
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|A young Meletian man whose father was an ambassador in Akros. Fell in love with Thanasis and killed himself to join him in death.<ref name="Emonberry"/> Likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pyramus_and_Thisbe|Pyramus]].
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|Daughter of Athanas, sister of [[Anax]] and Timoteus.<ref name="Anax 1"/>
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|Perisophia
|Perisophia, the Philosopher
|The most influential of the Twelve that rule Meletis, Perisophia is a favourite of [[Ephara]].<ref name="Theros2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/planeswalkers-guide-theros-part-2-2013-08-28|Planeswalkers Guide to Theros Part 2|[[Magic Creative Team]]|August 28, 2013}}</ref> She is the leader of the dominant Elpidian school of philosophers.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Phelnidus
|"Cyclops" Phelnidus
|"Cyclops" Phelnidus
|A lesser follower of Phenax who had one eye, was beloved by numerals and friend of dice, and earned a burial near the master theif Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A lesser follower of Phenax who had one eye, was beloved by numerals and friend of dice, and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Phlage
|Phelos
|Phlage, Titan of Burning Wind
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|One of the Primordial Titans, born of the fear of the all-consuming whirlwind of fire. It was imprisoned in the [[The Underworld|Underworld]] by [[Klothys]].<ref name="D&D"/>
|A philosopher and author who writes about identity, cited in one [[Perisophia]]'s philosophy classes. <ref name="Identity"/>
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*<c>The Binding of the Titans</c>
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|Governor of the Akroan city of Tynthal, who ran illegal fights in the coliseum outside his city.<ref name="Hero of Iroas"/>
|Governor of the Akroan city of Tynthal, who ran illegal fights in the coliseum outside his city.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/hero-iroas-2014-03-05|The hero of Iroas|Matt Knicl|March 5, 2014}}</ref>
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*<c>Rise to the Challenge</c>
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|Pollio
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|A citizen of [[Akros]] whose dreams fed the creation of the new [[God]], [[Cacophony]].<ref name="Cacophony"/>
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*<c>Dictate of Heliod</c>
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|Praxitelius
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|Hero of Oxus, who was killed in the labyrinth of [[Thassa]]. Two years later, [[Solon]] found his corpse and his dagger, which proved critical for Solon's success in the labyrinth.
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*<c>Naiad of Hidden Coves</c>
*<c>Naiad of Hidden Coves</c>
*<c>Oread of Mountain's Blaze</c>
*<c>Oread of Mountain's Blaze</c>
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|Pylia
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|[[Maia]]'s mentor, who taughter her about the [[Returned]]. <ref name=Asphodel>{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/asphodel-2013-12-10|title=Asphodel|author=[[Kelly Digges]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Dec 10, 2013}}</ref>
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*{{card|Nessian Hornbeetle}}
*{{card|Nessian Hornbeetle}}
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|Pyxathor
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|A [[Leonin]] of Oreskos, potential rival of [[Brimaz]] who caused tension in Tethmos on account of [[Ajani]]'s continued evasiveness. <ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/ajanis-vengeance-2014-07-23|title=Ajani's Vengeance|author=[[Tom LaPille]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=July 23, 2014}}</ref>,
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*{{card|Starfall|Journey into Nyx}}
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|Rhordon
|Rhordon the Rageblood
|The [[Minotaur]] leader that battled [[Anax]].<ref>{{TwitterRef|jax13x|1213102127545036803|author=[[Jay Annelli]]|title=This appears to depict Rhordon the Rageblood, the Minotaur Anax faces in single combat to defend Akros in the original Theros block.|date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>
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|Rhytho
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|One of [[Perisophia]]'s philosophy students. <ref name="Identity"/>
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|Ristos
|Ristos
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|Former kingpin of the Akros penal colony.<ref name="Kytheon Iora"/>
|Former kingpin of the Akros penal colony.<ref>{{DailyRef|gideons-origin-kytheon-iora-akros-2015-07-01|Gideon’s Origin: Kytheon Iora of Akros|[[Ari Levitch]]| July 1, 2015 }}</ref>
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|Rygyra the Slinger
|Rygyra the Slinger
|A mythical soldier who never missed. When she could not pierce the giant minotaur, Raksolcs Ravage-Soul, Iroas blessed her with his own shield, the Bulwark of Brotherhood. After the minotaur exhausted himself trying to break the shield for hours, Rygryra emerged and strangled the creature with his own tongue.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A mythical soldier who never missed. When she could not pierce the giant minotaur, Raksolcs Ravage-Soul, Iroas blessed her with his own shield, the Bulwark of Brotherhood. After the minotaur exhausted himself trying to break the shield for hours, Rygryra emerged and strangled the creature with his own tongue.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Salis
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|One of [[Perisophia]]'s philosophy students. <ref name="Identity"/>
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|Samia
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|One of [[Perisophia]]'s philosophy students. <ref name="Identity"/>
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|The fifth member of the council of Setessa, a centaur oracle who interprets the visions she receives from the Kelema Veil at the Nexuses of the Seasons.<ref name="D&D"/>
|The fifth member of the council of Setessa, a centaur oracle who interprets the visions she receives from the Kelema Veil at the Nexuses of the Seasons.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Sinon
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|Veteran, and trainer of [[Anax]]'s brother Timoteus.<ref name="Anax 2">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/prince-anax-part-2-2013-09-23|title=Prince Anax, Part 2|author=[[Tom LaPille]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Sep 25, 2013}}</ref>
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|Solt
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|A lesser follower of Phenax who was born Returned and earned a burial near the master theif Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A lesser follower of Phenax who was born Returned and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
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*<c>Loathsome Chimera</c>
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|Teralos
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|Nephew of Thoros Clawkiller, killed by one of [[Ashiok]]'s nightmares. <ref name="Dream 1"/>
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|A beloved human priest of [[Karametra]] who died outside Setessa. The [[God]] created the Miraculous Field on the site of his death as a tribute.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A beloved human priest of [[Karametra]] who died outside Setessa. The [[God]] created the Miraculous Field on the site of his death as a tribute.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Thanasis
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|A young Akroan man apprenticed to his blacksmithing father. Fell in love with Pavios and killed himself when he believed his love dead.<ref name="Emonberry"/>  Likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pyramus_and_Thisbe|Thisbe]]
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|Thasmudyan
|Thasmudyan
|Hundred-Damned Thasmudyan
|Hundred-Damned Thasmudyan
|A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chossen to delay it inevitably since.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Thisbi, satyr dawngreet<ref name="D&D"/>
|Thisbi, satyr dawngreet<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Thora
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|A [[Setessa]]n warrior and friend of [[Cilissa]], killed by a [[Nyxborn]] [[gorgon]]. <ref name="Seasons in Setessa"/>
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|Thoros Clawkiller
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|Friend of King [[Kedarick VI]] of Iretis, whose nephew was killed by [[Ashiok]]'s nightmares, which he blamed on Kedarick. When he tried to assassinate Kedarick, he was stopped, and executed. <ref name="Dream 1"/>
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*{{card|Revoke Existence|Theros Beyond Death}}
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|Brother of [[Anax]] and Pelagia, son of Athanas.<ref name="Anax 1"/>
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|Tolios
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|A sailor who washed on a [[siren]] island. He tried to kill [[Xandria]], and paid the cost.<ref name="Attraction"/>
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|Vanin
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|Bodyguard of King [[Kedarick VI]] of Iretis, killed by one of [[Ashiok]]'s nightmares.<ref name="Dream 2"/>
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|Varyas
|Varyas
|Varyas the Knowing
|Varyas the Knowing
|A seer and oracle of [[Phenax]] who wrote the satirical comedy, ''The Satyr's Half-Horn''. He received a vision of his own death from the Phenax before dying mysteriously, retrieved the God's secrets from the Underworld, and attempted to carry them back to the mortal realm. His Returned body was killed by other Returned pursuers sent from Odunos before he could complete his task, but his flitterstep eidolon was able to return to the Tomb of Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
|A seer and oracle of [[Phenax]] who wrote the satirical comedy, ''The Satyr's Half-Horn''. He received a vision of his own death from the Phenax before dying mysteriously, retrieved the God's secrets from the Underworld, and attempted to carry them back to the mortal realm. His Returned body was killed by other Returned pursuers sent from Odunos before he could complete his task, but his flitterstep eidolon was able to return to the Court of Orestes.<ref name="D&D"/>
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|Captain of the ''Hadross''. His father butchered wild animals and was cursed by [[Nylea]] to become bestial, before being killed by his own men. The curse passed on to Vog, and he now works to make sure the curse will not pass to his daughter.<ref name="Theros Comic"/>
|Captain of the ''Hadross''. His father butchered wild animals and was cursed by [[Nylea]] to become bestial, before being killed by his own men. The curse passed on to Vog, and he now works to make sure the curse will not pass to his daughter.<ref name="Theros Comic"/>
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*{{card|Indomitable Will|Theros: Beyond Death}}
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|Among the youngest of Pheres-band [[Centaur]] callers. She tends to be quite reclusive unless the band needs her aid. Her most stalwart companion is Glokhis.<ref name="Theros 3"/>
|Among the youngest of Pheres-band [[Centaur]] callers. She tends to be quite reclusive unless the band needs her aid. Her most stalwart companion is Glokhis.<ref name="Theros 3"/>
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|Xanthos
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|A warrior in [[Leandros]]'s Alamon squad. Killed by [[minotaur]]s in One Eye Pass. <ref name="Walls of Akros"/>
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|Xenocrates
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|A citizen of [[Meletis]], a former colleague of Melantha, who was killed with poison wine. Her nightmare of his death fed the creation of the new [[God]], [[Cacophony]].<ref name="Cacophony"/>
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|Xiro
|Xiro
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|A former member of Iroas’s Cutters that helped Elspeth find Sarpedon. He was later reinstated as an Akroan solder when he warned that Xenagos would attack Akros<ref name="Theros"/>
|A former member of Iroas's Cutters that helped Elspeth find Sarpedon. He was later reinstated as an Akroan solder when he warned that Xenagos would attack Akros.<ref name="Theros"/>
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|Zenon
|Zerili
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|A member of Kytheon Ioras Irregulars. Now deceased.<ref name="Kytheon Iora"/>
|A scholar who believed in achieving peace through treating with [[minotaur]]s. The minotaurs disagreed, and tore him apart.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/cowardice-hero-2014-01-22|title=Cowardice of the Hero|author=[[Matt Knicl]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=Jan 22, 2014}}</ref>
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*<c>Heartwarming Redemption</c>
*<c>Kytheon's Irregulars</c>
*<c>Kytheon's Tactics</c>
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|Zexso the Unblinking
|Zexso the Unblinking
|A tormented genius who recovered a diadem imbued with a fraction of Keranos's inspiration that often shattered the mind of its owner. Zexso invented a machine that would launch the diadem into the sky to remove it from mortal reach, where it's said to have landed on a floating island of griffins in the clouds.
|A tormented genius who recovered a diadem imbued with a fraction of Keranos's inspiration that often shattered the mind of its owner. Zexso invented a machine that would launch the diadem into the sky to remove it from mortal reach, where it's said to have landed on a floating island of griffins in the clouds.
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|Zotikos
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|Young warrior and duelling mate of [[Anax]].<ref name="Anax 1"/>
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[[Category:Characters]]
{{Theros|characters}}

Latest revision as of 17:54, 6 June 2024

List of secondary characters/Theros
 
Alara
 
Amonkhet
 
Arcavios
 
Bloomburrow
 
Capenna
 
Dominaria
 
Eldraine
 
Ikoria
 
Innistrad
 
Ixalan
 
Kaladesh
 
Kaldheim
 
Kamigawa
 
Lorwyn-Shadowmoor
 
Secondary Magic: The Gathering characters by plane

The following Theran characters are only mentioned in flavor text or appear as minor characters in the storyline.

Name Title Description Cards
Adrasteia Adrasteia, Akroan Captain

Named after one of the fates.
Aescalos Aescalos, Healer of Pharika

Aestraste

A former champion of Pharika. She was offered any draught from her God as a reward and chose the nectar of pure joy. After imbibing a sip, she was overtaken and drank the entire elixir, before being overwhelmed with ecstasy and dying.[1]
Agathe Agathe, Priest of Pharika

Agios

A fallen soldier.
Agnomakhos

A tyrant who was vanquished at the Plateau of the Four Winds."[2]
Ahkno

A blood-toll harpy and sister of Hakno and Jhamp. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.[1]
Aletha

A Leonin patroller from Oreskos, friend of Seza.[2]
Alkmenos

A man whose pride, in death, led to being eternally punished by Erebos
Althemone

Youngest companion of a past Champion of the Sun. A famed slinger.[1]
Alythos

Anapse

A Meletian philosopher from Krimnos who enjoyed the simple pleasures and after whom the Anapsian school of philosophy in Meletis is named. The school embraces the pleasures of love, friendship, food, drink, art, and music.[1]
Anatheia

A presumably long-dead ancient sage. Believed by some to have founded the library of Glossion.[1]
Antigonos Broken King Antigonos

A wandering minotaur claiming to be a former king of a land east of the Oraniad Mountains, he states that he was cursed by Mogis and cast out by his advisors after he declared his sickly child his heir.[1]
Antiophes

An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with his overprotective partner Callisos.[1]
Archaelos

Author of Effective Rhetoric.[3]
Arissa

Received second place in a recent Iroan Games javelin competition. After saving an infant in the crowd from a beast of Mogis, the other competitors gave her their awards, and she was given Akroan citizenship in the city's warrior class, the lektoi.[4][1]
Aristhenes

A man who murdered many members of government and their families. When finally caught he claimed that none could fairly judge him as all the judges had been personally affected. Ephara herself was said to arrive and to serve as the perfect impartial judge. She found him guilty.[1]
Atha

A powerful firemage affected by Ashiok's Sleep Curse.[5]
Athanas

Father of Anax, Timoteus and Pelagia, grandfather of Taranika.[3]
Bardas

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Basarios Basarios the Blade

Bayma Bayma, storyteller of Lagonna Band

Biaas Biaas the Poison Drinker

A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.[1]
Borias

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Braulios Braulios of Pheres Band

Brigone Brigone, Soldier of Meletis

Bromos

A hefty male Lagonna-band Centaur known for his booming voice and hard-nosed haggling. He is the elder of the Surm guros and one of the oldest Lagonna guri. He has served on the Heptaristi four times.[7]
Brygus Brygus the Brave

A companion of a past Champion of the Sun. Killed by Tritons.
Callia Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

Callisos

An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with their partner Antiophes.[1]
Chakros

A foolish wizard who drove his ship's crew too close to the wrong part of the Siren Sea.[8]
Chelta

Bodyguard of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, killed by one of Ashiok's nightmares.[9]
Chersio

A mortal engineer who ended a year-long winter caused by Purphoros's absence when she created a hypocaust system to warm her community. As she lit the furnace, the Forge God returned the earth's warmth. The autumn festival of the Chalcanapsion, or the Kindling or the Forge-Lighting, is held in honor of this event.[1]
Cirkis

A witch living in the despairing lands who had cursed the fields of Setessa with blight.[10] She was killed in a legendary battle by Anikthea. Secretly a servant of Erebos, the god dragged Anikthea to the Underworld as retribution.
Corisande Corisande, Setessan hunter

Cresa

A gray-furred satyr and the oldest sibyl among the satyrs of Skola Vale.[1]
Daeron

Delia

A Setessan warrior, killed by a Nyxborn minotaur. [11]
Dianyan Half-Heart

A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.[1]
Diocles

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Elektes

First king of Akros. Established the polis with six other warriors after the fall of the Archons. His family remain lektoi, citizens of Akros, and their symbol is the ram.[1]
Elpidios

An oracle of Ephara and the original ruler of the Twelve, the philosopher council of Meletis, after the deaths of Kynaios and Tiro. An optimistic sage who sought to improve the lives of all Meletians through magic in all forms, Elpidios's eponymous Elpidian school of philosophers remains the dominant school in the polis to this day.[1]
Eocles Eocles, Oracle of Purphoros

Erekastos

A famous philosopher.
Eumalos

An Alamon squad captain whose corpse was found Leandros and his squad.[6]
Euneas

A citizen of Meletis whose dreams fed the creation of the new God, Cacophony.[12]
Euphemia Euphemia, Nexus watcher

Eutropia Eutropia the Twice-Favored

Nylea speaks to her in the windblown leaves; Thassa in the rushing tides.
Gathus Gadus

A lesser follower of Phenax who could whisper anyone and anything to sleep and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.[1]
Georgios

Philosopher, the elderly tutor of Anax and his siblings.[3]
Glokhis

A small Squirrel and stalwart companion of the Pheres-band caller Wide-Eyes.[7]
Great-Hoof

The charger of one of the largest Pheres Centaur raiding bands. He is large, muscular, and highly skilled as a tactician. It's rumored that he once broke the back of a Minotaur with one kick.[7]
Grinthax

A giant killed by the centaur Khestes the Adamant.[1]
Guruthes Guruthes, a disciple of Xenagos

Gysios Gysios, Bronzebones veteran

A minotaur soldier of Skophos.[1]
Haemon

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Hakno

A blood-toll harpy and sister of Ahkno and Jhamp. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.[1]
Haktos Haktos the Unscarred

A famous warrior with only one weakness.
Halma Halma, Nylea's Emissary

A Nyxborn lynx and confidant of Nylea. The massive lynx was caught feasting on a favorite giant boar of Nylea's. She chased the lynx for years until she grew to respect the animal.[1]
Hira Hira, Street Oracle

Hulp Hulp the Pork Bird

A beast revered by the satyrs of Skola Vale.[1]
Humenades

A hero who used a magic horn to summon Tromokratis to destroy a cursed city. He later buried the horn in Tizerus near the palace of Erebos.[1]
Iadorna Iadorna, Death Priest of Erebos

Ianthe Ianthe, Setessan hunter
Ianthe the Bold[1]

Igalus King Igalus

A king who died upon viewing a decapitated gorgon's head.
Jhamp

A blood-toll harpy and sister of Ahkno and Hakno. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.[1]
Kadmos

The younger brother of Maia, a four-year old boy at the time of the defeat of Polukranos. [13]
Kaletor

Advisor to king Athanas, former athlete and trainer of prince Anax.[14]
Kaliaros

Helmsman of the crew of a past Champion of the Sun. Killed by a Rotted Hulk.
Kallias

One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Ophis Tower. An orphan who was sold into slavery as a child, they lost an eye and several fingers before being rescued and brought to Setessa. They are now the leader of the tower of the serpent, whose warriors wander the world rescuing those from similar plights as their leader.[1]
Kalogeros Doomhammer

A hero.[1]
Kanlos Kanlos, Akroan captain

Karados

The servant and lifelong companion of Renata.[1]
Kelephne Kelephne the Victor

A hermit and master wrestler who was said to have beaten giants with her bare hands. Over three days, she beat all comers at the Iroan Games before returning to the wilderness. Years later, a cave was discovered with her writing, now known as Kelephne's manual, and spawned the competition known as pankration.[1]
Kelios

A Setessan man and friend of Cilissa, who left on a Peregrination. [11]
Kenessos Kenessos, Priest of Thassa

A merfolk cleric and priest of Thassa.
Khea Khea the Sage

A renowned female human oracle. She began a spat with Varyas the Knowing when she criticized his satirical comedy The Satyr's Half-Horn.[1]
Khestes Khestes the Adamant

The closest ally of a former Champion of the Sun among the centaurs. He killed the giant Grinthax.[1]
Kleon Kleon the Iron-Booted

Klytessa

Wife of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, whose reported death caused him to commit suicide. [15][9]
Koblios

Author of Meditations, in which he postulates that the gods are personified patterns. Stoned to death for heresy.[12]
Korinna

A triton queen killed by a human harpoon. Thassa's grief over the queen's death caused her to weep, and the Dakra Isles were created from her tears. The tale of her death and the creation of the Isles is recounted in The Akroan War.[1]
Kexosrexsos Kexosrexsos the Braided Lion

A beast revered by the satyrs of Skola Vale.[1]
Koila

A Leonin patroller from Oreskos, friend of Seza.[2]
Kyrillos

The captain of Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Kyrios

One of Perisophia's philosophy students. [16]
Lanathos

An elderly, heavily-scarred historian from Meletis, he studies the Leonin. Currently the only human allowed in Tethmos.[7].[2].
Lanathos

An Akroan wrestler who defeated all challengers in the Ioran Games, even pinning an Akroan bull after a day-long bout.[4][1]
Lara

Daughter of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, whose reported death caused him to commit suicide. [15][9]
Liala Liala, matron of the Sun Guides

A leonin woman and matron of the Sun Guides.[1]
Lidia

The mother of Daxos who traded her life for him which prevented Athreos from capturing the young oracle for Erebos.[17]
Lindos Lindos, merchant of Meletis

Luphea Luphea of Setessa

Author of Histories.
Lydus

An inventor, compleated by the white-aligned Alabaster Host during New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[18]
Macar King Macar, the Gold-Cursed

A legendary greedy king who died of starvation as his wish to turn everything he touched into gold was fulfilled.
Maikal

A Nyxborn Human warrior blessed by Purphoros.
Melantha

A citizen of Meletis whose dreams fed the creation of the new God, Cacophony.[12]
Melia

One of Perisophia's philosophy students. [16]
Menelaia

A master lyrist who lured her lover, Pero, from the Underworld back to the mortal realm. Since their deaths, the two have been tormented by Erebos.[1] She may be a reference to Orpheus.
Mirinthes Mirinthes, Akroan Captain

Mnesos

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Narci Narci, Fable Singer

A human bard.
Natasa

A Setessan warrior, killed by a Nyxborn gorgon. [11]
Netos Netos, Meletian fisherman

Nikaia

A Setessan archer who believed her skill matched that of Nylea's. Matching her in a contest of skill, Nylea planted Nikaia in her sacred grove as the first caryatid, and her wisdom continues to protect Setessa to this day.[1]
Nikasios

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Niketa

Weaponsmaster and archer, and the head trainer of the Setessan children's lessons.[11] One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Bassara Tower. A woman in her fifties who spends most of her time in the tower since she and her dryad partner parted ways.[1]
Ninis

The love interest of Xandria. As a man claimed by a deity, their love was forbidden, and for this reason, she was cursed to live as a siren.[8]
Nyklos Nyklos, Meletian philosopher

A Meletian philosopher after whom the Nyklean school of philosophy in Meletis is named. His school teaches determinism, the view that all events are determined by previously existing causes.[1]
Nykthos

The first Nyxborn, created by Kruphix. A divine artisan, he was tasked with building altars to the gods so they could be better worshipped by mortals. The Shrine to Nyx is named in his honor.[1]
Nymosyne

A renowned pankratiast from Setessa. During the Iroan Games, when a cyclops invaded the arena, she threw her rival at it, and was then able to overpower it and snap its neck.[4][1]
Oka

A lithe female Lagonna-band Centaur who is widely held to be the best courser of any guros. She was married into and has served the Maiand guros for years, and has remained with them even though her mate died several years ago. Oka is also known for her skills with a shortbow.[7]
Olexa Olexa of the Twelve

Orestes

A master thief and oracle who was one of Phenax's first followers. He was able to divine a mortal's lifespan as well as whether they would become Returned by interpreting their blood. A scoundrel-hero who devoted his life to Phenax, according to legend he stole the sun from above the polis of Setessa, tricked a cerberus into devouring itself, stole a kraken's heart, and raced a skiff ahead of the River Guide, Athreos. After his death, Orestes's tomb became a holy site for followers of Phenax, in part due to his sarcophagus taking on the oracle-thief's powers of prophecy.[1]
Pallas

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Pantor

A boy, too curious for his own good.
Pelagia

Daughter of Athanas, sister of Anax and Timoteus.[3]
Pero

The lover of Menelaia. Pero was returned from the Underworld by her, and has been tormented by Erebos since his death.[1] He may be a reference to Eurydice.
Perynes

The beloved lifelong companion of Haktos.[1] Likely a reference to Patroclus.
Petros

A Nyxborn twin of Purphoros crafted by the Forge God from divine bronze and mortal flesh. Petros was created because of Purporos's jealousy of the twin War Gods, but due to his mortal composition he ages and must be patched with bronze. Lacking the spark of true life, Petros cannot speak, but does forge marvels greater than any artisan but Purphoros himself.[1]
Phaedra

One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Hyrax Tower. A nineteen-year-old master falconer and orphan from Meletis who was rescued by warriors of the Ophis regiment.[1]
Phelnidus "Cyclops" Phelnidus

A lesser follower of Phenax who had one eye, was beloved by numerals and friend of dice, and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.[1]
Phelos

A philosopher and author who writes about identity, cited in one Perisophia's philosophy classes. [16]
Photine

Captain of the crew of a past Champion of the Sun. Killed by a Rotted Hulk.
Phrogas

An Akroan soldier.
Phrokos

An Akroan soldier.
Pilun

Governor of the Akroan city of Tynthal, who ran illegal fights in the coliseum outside his city.[19]
Plidius

Bet Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with only her javelins.
Pollio

A citizen of Akros whose dreams fed the creation of the new God, Cacophony.[12]
Polyxene Polyxene the Doubter

Praxitelius

Hero of Oxus, who was killed in the labyrinth of Thassa. Two years later, Solon found his corpse and his dagger, which proved critical for Solon's success in the labyrinth.
Prokopios Prokopios, astronomer of Meletis

Psemilla Psemilla, Meletian Poet

Pylia

Maia's mentor, who taughter her about the Returned. [13]
Pythamon Pythamon, sage of Meletis

Pyxathor

A Leonin of Oreskos, potential rival of Brimaz who caused tension in Tethmos on account of Ajani's continued evasiveness. [20],
Rakleia Rakleia of Shrine Peak

Raksolcs Ravage-Soul

A giant minotaur who was strangled with his own tongue by the mythical slinger Rygryra after she was blessed by Iroas.[1]
Rasiao

An explorer who attempted to steal one of Thassa's Tidelock Pearls, wave-controlling treasures protected by vicious mollusks. She survived years in the driest reaches of Theros, avoiding the Sea God's wrath, until a fateful visit to Akros where she was found drowned in a bowl of stew with a massive pearl lodged in her mouth. Her daughters returned her body to Thassa in the Deyda River.[1]
Rastos Rastos, Disciple of Mogis

Rhexenor Rhexenor, Akroan flamespeaker

Rhordon Rhordon the Rageblood

The Minotaur leader that battled Anax.[21]
Rhytho

One of Perisophia's philosophy students. [16]
Ristos

Former kingpin of the Akros penal colony.[22]
Rygyra Rygyra the Slinger

A mythical soldier who never missed. When she could not pierce the giant minotaur, Raksolcs Ravage-Soul, Iroas blessed her with his own shield, the Bulwark of Brotherhood. After the minotaur exhausted himself trying to break the shield for hours, Rygryra emerged and strangled the creature with his own tongue.[1]
Salis

One of Perisophia's philosophy students. [16]
Samia

One of Perisophia's philosophy students. [16]
Sarpedon[17][1] Priest of Lies

Sathros

Silverbrow

The fifth member of the council of Setessa, a centaur oracle who interprets the visions she receives from the Kelema Veil at the Nexuses of the Seasons.[1]
Sinon

Veteran, and trainer of Anax's brother Timoteus.[14]
Skotha Skotha, Titan of Eternal Dark

One of the Primordial Titans, born of the fear of the utter darkness of the starless night. It was imprisoned in the Underworld by Klothys.[1]
Slighos Slighos the Body-binder[1]

Smoke-Born

A middle-aged Centaur healer who serves several raiding bands. Her birth took place as her home village, Kithara, was burned to the ground by Akroan warriors. Smoke-Born has many small wooden totems braided into her mangy hair, and although her appearance can be disconcerting, her healing skills are unmatched.[7]
Solon Solon, acolyte of Pharika

Solsemon

An oracle of Heliod who spent his later years travelling east, chasing the sun. He was greeted by the God in death and his story has become both a parable of determination and a warning against pursuing the divine.[1]
Solt

A lesser follower of Phenax who was born Returned and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.[1]
Solyssia

A long-dead oracle of Meletis. Has dwelt upon the banks of Tartyx for eons amassing knowledge of the mortal world, and refuses to be ferried across by Athreos.
Stolsluko

A wolf-toothed night hag.[1]
Tecton

A satyr smith and the first mortal of Theros to discover how to refine copper ore and work it into tools and weapons. He was rewarded by Purphoros with the secret of smelting copper and tin into bronze.[1]
Telphe Telphe, druid of Nylea

Teraklos Teraklos of Meletis

Teralos

Nephew of Thoros Clawkiller, killed by one of Ashiok's nightmares. [15]
Thalodikes Thakolides the Mighty

Thamuzus

A beloved human priest of Karametra who died outside Setessa. The God created the Miraculous Field on the site of his death as a tribute.[1]
Thasmudyan Hundred-Damned Thasmudyan

A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.[1]
Theophilia

A legendary naiad and favorite nymph of Nylea who had a transcendent encounter with Kruphix in Nyx.[1]
Thisbi Thisbi, satyr dawngreet[1]

Thora

A Setessan warrior and friend of Cilissa, killed by a Nyxborn gorgon. [11]
Thoros Clawkiller

Friend of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, whose nephew was killed by Ashiok's nightmares, which he blamed on Kedarick. When he tried to assassinate Kedarick, he was stopped, and executed. [15]
Thraxes

An ancient dragon that Purphoros has bound within his abode at Mount Velus with Nyx-infused chains. The dragon occasionally uses the God's abondoned forge to craft his own creations, using gold from his treasure hoard. He sometimes gives these creations to Purphoros as offerings.[1]
Thryx Thryx, the Sudden Storm

An elemental giant.
Thyrogog Thyrogog of the Ashlands

A minotaur warlord and progenitor of the Felhide Minotaurs. The tale of his defeat and the loss of his great axe Goremaster is recounted in The Theriad.[1]
Tikaia Tikaia, disciple of Uremides

A disciple of Uremides the philosopher
Timoteus

Brother of Anax and Pelagia, son of Athanas.[3]
Tolios

A sailor who washed on a siren island. He tried to kill Xandria, and paid the cost.[8]
Tycthis

A soldier with a short career.
Uremides Uremides the philosopher

A Meletian philosopher after whom the Uremidean school of philosophy in Meletis is named. His school focuses on logic, reasoning, rhetoric, and the study of ethics and morality.
Vala Vala, disciple of Purphoros

Vanin

Bodyguard of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, killed by one of Ashiok's nightmares.[9]
Varyas Varyas the Knowing

A seer and oracle of Phenax who wrote the satirical comedy, The Satyr's Half-Horn. He received a vision of his own death from the Phenax before dying mysteriously, retrieved the God's secrets from the Underworld, and attempted to carry them back to the mortal realm. His Returned body was killed by other Returned pursuers sent from Odunos before he could complete his task, but his flitterstep eidolon was able to return to the Court of Orestes.[1]
Verenes (Verenis) Verenes, priest of Iroas
Verenis, priest of Iroas

Vog

Captain of the Hadross. His father butchered wild animals and was cursed by Nylea to become bestial, before being killed by his own men. The curse passed on to Vog, and he now works to make sure the curse will not pass to his daughter.[5]
Wide-Eyes

Among the youngest of Pheres-band Centaur callers. She tends to be quite reclusive unless the band needs her aid. Her most stalwart companion is Glokhis.[7]
Xanthos

A warrior in Leandros's Alamon squad. Killed by minotaurs in One Eye Pass. [6]
Xenocrates

A citizen of Meletis, a former colleague of Melantha, who was killed with poison wine. Her nightmare of his death fed the creation of the new God, Cacophony.[12]
Xiro

A former member of Iroas's Cutters that helped Elspeth find Sarpedon. He was later reinstated as an Akroan solder when he warned that Xenagos would attack Akros.[17]
Yerda Ever-Coin

A lesser follower of Phenax who paid her debts with stolen stars and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.[1]
Zerili

A scholar who believed in achieving peace through treating with minotaurs. The minotaurs disagreed, and tore him apart.[23]
Zexso Zexso the Unblinking

A tormented genius who recovered a diadem imbued with a fraction of Keranos's inspiration that often shattered the mind of its owner. Zexso invented a machine that would launch the diadem into the sky to remove it from mortal reach, where it's said to have landed on a floating island of griffins in the clouds.
Zotikos

Young warrior and duelling mate of Anax.[3]

References

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn Wizards RPG Team (2020), D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros, Wizards of the Coast
  2. ↑ a b c d Kelly Digges (Apr 9, 2014). "Ajani, Mentor of Heroes". magicthegathering.com.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Tom LaPille (Sep 18, 2013). "Prince Anax, Part 1". magicthegathering.com.
  4. ↑ a b c Magic Creative Team (August 28, 2013). "Planeswalkers Guide to Theros Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ a b Jason Ciaramella (2014). "Magic: The Gathering - Theros". IDW Publishing.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Kelly Digges (Feb 26, 2014). "The Walls of Akros". magicthegathering.com.
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g Magic Creative Team (September 4, 2013). "Planeswalker's Guide to Theros Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ a b c Ken Troop (Oct 9, 2013). "The Consequences of Attraction". magicthegathering.com.
  9. ↑ a b c d Ken Troop (Dec 3, 2013). "Building Towards a Dream, Part 2". magicthegathering.com.
  10. ↑ Enduring Enchantments deck insert
  11. ↑ a b c d e Ken Troop (Mar 26, 2014). "Seasons in Setessa". magicthegathering.com.
  12. ↑ a b c d e Ken Troop (April 23, 2014). "Dreams of the City". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ a b Kelly Digges (Dec 10, 2013). "Asphodel". magicthegathering.com.
  14. ↑ a b Tom LaPille (Sep 25, 2013). "Prince Anax, Part 2". magicthegathering.com.
  15. ↑ a b c d Ken Troop (Nov 29, 2013). "Building Towards a Dream, Part 1". magicthegathering.com.
  16. ↑ a b c d e f Adam Lee (Jan 15, 2013). "The Nature of Identity". magicthegathering.com.
  17. ↑ a b c Jenna Helland (April 2014). "Theros: Godsend, Part I." Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-6556-4.
  18. ↑ March of the Machine: Debut Aftershow (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (March 31, 2023).
  19. ↑ Matt Knicl (March 5, 2014). "The hero of Iroas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  20. ↑ Tom LaPille (July 23, 2014). "Ajani's Vengeance". magicthegathering.com.
  21. ↑ Jay Annelli (January 3, 2020). "This appears to depict Rhordon the Rageblood, the Minotaur Anax faces in single combat to defend Akros in the original Theros block.". Twitter.
  22. ↑ Ari Levitch (July 1, 2015). "Gideon’s Origin: Kytheon Iora of Akros". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  23. ↑ Matt Knicl (Jan 22, 2014). "Cowardice of the Hero". magicthegathering.com.
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