The concept of soul mates was originally described in Plato's Symposium.

Plato discussed the concept of soul mates as defined by the ancient Greek Aristophanes, a comic playwright.

The story involves the foul-tempered Zeus splitting these odd eight-limbed, two-headed creatures in half, and condemning them to spend the rest of their lives searching for their other half to complete them.

Did I mention that Aristophanes was considered a comic playwright?

Well, that image isn't what I see as soul mates. And if you've read Book 1, The Sibylline Oracle, you know that isn't the definition in the novel either.

Symbolon is the Greek word that Aristophanes used. Although the definition is questionable, Aristophanes' meaning was two halves of a whole, neither one being complete until they are reunited. But trust me, spell check doesn't even know that word!

Alex & Valeria are symbolons. They don't just love each other-it is physically and emotionally painful for them to be separated.

The history as in The Sibylline Trilogy goes that Apollo gave the gift of divination (messages and visions from the gods) to the first Oracle, Myrdd.

Apollo liked the effect, but realized that these immortals would need mates that could survive with them.

So he blew into the heavens and fifty stars fell to earth. He blew again and they split in half.

And that is how The Symbolon was created!

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I hope you enjoy it! It's my favorite of the stories I've written!

Thanks for reading!

Delia J. Colvin