#dryas

Weißblühende Silberwurz (Dryas octopetala)

Another story is told about Pallene, the daughter of Sithon, king of the Odomanti in Thrace: ‘Pallene was so beautiful and charming that the fame of her went far abroad, and she was sought in marriage by wooers not only from Thrace, but from still more distant parts, such as from Illyria and those that lived on the banks of the river Tanais. At first Sithon challenged all who came to woo her to fight with him for the girl, with the penalty of death in case of defeat, and in this manner caused the destruction of a considerable number. But later on, when his vigor began to fail him, he realized that he must find her a husband, and when two suitors came, Dryas and Clitus, he arranged that they should fight one another with the girl as the prize of victory; the vanquished was to be killed, while the survivor was to have both her and the kingship. When the day appointed for the battle arrived, Pallene (who had fallen deeply in love with Clitus) was terribly afraid for him: she dared not tell what she felt to any of her companions, but tears coursed down and down over her cheeks until her old tutor realized the state of affairs, and, after he had become aware of her passion, encouraged her to be of good cheer, as all would come about according to her desires: and he went off and suborned the chariot-driver of Dryas, inducing him, by the promise of a heavy bribe, to leave undone the pins of his chariot-wheels. In due course the combatants came out to fight: Dryas charged Clitus, but the wheels of his chariot came off, and Clitus ran upon him as he fell and put an end to him. Sithon came to know of his daughter’s love and of the stratagem that had been employed; and he constructed a huge pyre, and, setting the body of Dryas upon it, proposed to slay Pallene at the same time; but a heaven-sent prodigy occurred, a tremendous shower bursting suddenly from the sky, so that he altered his intention and, deciding to give pleasure by the celebration of marriage to the great concourse of Thracians who were there, allowed Clitus to take the girl to wife.’ (Parthenios, Erotica 6 transl. S. Gaselee)”

She better hope she doesn’t because it’s on sight for Chase with Mermaids

In a hypothetical scenario (which may or may not happen but if it does will happen in Arc 4) I can just imagine this situation:

Chase, seeing a mermaid in the temple pond and immediately pulling out the Shimo Staff: A living mermaid. How unexpected. I thought I killed the last of you five hundred years ago. It seems I’ll have to rectify that now.

Dryas, gasping in shock: you wouldn’t hurt little old me would-

Chase: Silence you oversized piranha. Your idiotic tricks won’t work on me. *freezes the pond*

Dryas: *screams for help and the Dragons and Dojo instantly appear. Dojo transforming as he does so to get in Chase’s way.*

Dojo: I don’t know what you think you’re doing mister-

Chase: then your memory is just as bad as ever! Get out of my way Dojo before I decide to sell you to Guan!

Bilolissya Culture: this is regarded as just about the earliest typically-Mesolithic flint-knapping tradition, seemingly appearing at the Dryas III-Preboreal boundary in the lower Danube region.

From: Maund, B. (Benjamin), 1790-1863. The botanic garden. London : George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, 1878