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Objects.

The bow, moly, the obol — things that carry weight in the story.

  1. Obol / OH-bol / A small ancient Greek coin — the fee paid to Charon to ferry the dead across the river Styx into the underworld.
  2. Moly / MOH-lee / A magical herb given to Odysseus by Hermes, the only protection that works against Circe's transformation magic.