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Glossary
| Name | Notes |
| Aegis | Armor made from the golden fleece, unable to be destroyed, Greek/Roman. |
| Anubis | The Egyptian jackal-headed god of the dead. |
| Arachne | A mortal who challenged the gods to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider, Greek/Roman. |
| Arthur | Legendary English king and leader of the Knights of the Round Table. |
| Ashura | Probably refers to Hindu "Asuras", beings that inhabit the world of demons. |
| Apollo | The Greek/Roman god of the sun, youth, and music. |
| Edo | Old name for Tokyo. |
| Gae Bolg | A magical Irish weapon called the gea bolga was the greatest of spears, and when used meant certain death for its victim. |
| Gungnir | The spear used by Odin in Norse mythology. |
| Harpy | Greek/Roman birds with the faces of women. |
| Hecate | The Greek/Roman goddess of the dark side of the moon. |
| Hermes | The Greek/Roman messenger god. |
| Hydra | The many-headed dragon slain by Hercules as one of his labors, Greek/Roman. |
| Hypnos | The Greek/Roman god of sleep. |
| Isis | The Egyptian goddess of the afterlife. |
| Ki | Also "Qi" or "Chi", a life force from within the body. |
| Kraken | A giant Greek/Roman sea creature to whom maidens were sacrificed. |
| Lilith | In Judaic lore, a woman created before Eve who was not submissive and was therefore destroyed. |
| Mana | The sacred Celtic power used to speak to the dead, also possibly refers to the food created by Jesus, "Manna". |
| Magi | A Celtic person who can speak to the dead, usually a druid; also, the three wise men who visited Jesus in Bethlehem, or an ancient group of priests. |
| Medusa | One of the Gorgon sisters whose gaze turned men to stone, Greek/Roman. |
| Naga | In Hinduism, the cobra held by Shiva representing fertility. |
| Neptune | Greek/Roman god of the sea. |
| Nike | The Greek/Roman goddess of victory. |
| Odin | The Norse god of warriors. |
| Pegasus | The winged horse that sprung from the neck of Medusa after she was killed by Perseus, Greek/Roman. |
| Rakshasa | A type of Hindu demon. |
| Scarab | An insect sacred to the Egyptians. |
| Scylla | A many-headed dragon living on a sea cliff that ate sailors passing by, Greek/Roman. |
| Seven | A number frequently refered to in the Book of Revelation as a sign of the apocalypse. |
| Sleipnir | Odin's many-legged horse in Norse mythology. |
| Titania | In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", the queen of the fairies. |
| Valhalla | In Norse mythology, where fallen warriors go. |
| Venus | The Greek/Roman god of love and beauty. |
| XCalibr | In English legend, "Exaclibur" is the sword drawn from the stone by King Arthur. |
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