{"product_id":"song-of-siwa-9781483672694","title":"Song of Siwa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSong of Siwa: Chapter Summaries Beginning (lines 1-65).Ethereal description of the hidden valley Siwa;Marzuk and his clan of Ice-Age hunters seek protection from environmental changes; Marzuk senses approaching ice will doom his people;Marzuk leads his clan to new caves near the Sea of Vanton;Pine-tree spirits speak to Marzuk that death awaits if his clan remains by the sea;Marzuk completes construction of pine-log rafts to cross the Sea of Vanton;Clan members debate whether or not to trust and follow Marzuk; Marzuk and followers depart while the others remain behind;Wind and waves batter the rafts as they cross the Sea of Vanton; Weakest clan members are swept overboard and disappear;Survivors reach the shore of what is now North Africa;Clan members who remained behind perish under layers of grinding glacial ice;The hidden valley Siwa awaits its first human occupants.Eastward (lines 66-149).The North African coastal lands breed illness and danger among Marzuks clan;The clan splits: Marzuk leads his faction southward while others remain along the coast;The clan passes through high mountains into the vast Sahara region;Illness and danger continue to plague Marzuks clan during their journey;Many clansmen lose hope and begin to murmur;God Zaghilie sends messenger bird and a life-saving spring is revealed;Gosla, Marzuks mate, promises to erect a temple to god Zaghilie at journeys end;Feathers from the messenger bird float earth-ward as symbols of hope and safety;Renewed in spirit Marzuks clan continue their eastward trek.Promise (lines 150-277).The long march continues as clan members fear god-sent promise was only a vision;Advance scouts cross the Great Sand Sea and view the Siwa for the first time;Scouts report that the Siwa is filled with wild game and springs of clear water;Marzuks clan reaches the Siwa and establishes their settlement near Aghourmi hill;Clan members erect Zaghilis temple atop Aghourmi thus fulfilling Goslas promise;Clan members offer sacred green stones as ritual offerings to god Zaghili;Zaghili descends and promises clan protection if his rules are followed;Rules for clan behavior, personal dress, and body ornamentation are identified;Mothers must display sunburst designs on their dress symbolic of Zaghilis feathers;Fathers must prepare silver disks for virgin daughters to wear;Daughters must wear their disks until marriage, then pass them to younger sisters;Sons must honor their fathers and mothers;Zaghili promises Gosla the line of Marzuk will flourish if his requirements are followed;Zaghili requires clan leaders to wear the horns of Gurzel [ram-god] as a symbol of power;Zaghili specifies rules for maintaining Aghourmis temple flame;Zaghili promises that if rules are kept Marzuks line will not experience strife;Zaghili blocks the suns light; The clan agrees to honor Zaghilis requirements and sunlight returns to the Siwa; The grace of Zaghili now resides within the line of Marzuk.Manhood (lines 278-489).Relation on clan hunting and tracking skills;Relation on the valor and strength of Marzuk;Gosla becomes pregnant;Relation on clan birth practices;Gosla delivers twins as birth attendants watch in fear;Gosla rejects clan tradition that requires the death of one twin;Relation on the growth and maturation of the twins Zel and Zechen;Zel and Zechen mature and undergo initiation, scarification rituals, and fasting;Each twin required to prepare spear points, track, and kill a farna [leopard];Zechen killed by a farna during his hunting initiation;Zel kills a farna, honors his father, and becomes a man.Death (lines 490-573).Marzuk anguishes over the death of his son Zechen;Glims cautionary words uttered at the birthing time of the twins are recalled; Relation on the aging of Marzuk and Gosla;Relation on Goslas illness and impending death;Death of Gosla;Rela\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53036603015447,"sku":null,"price":538.56,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/9781483672694.jpg?v=1781068745","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/te\/products\/song-of-siwa-9781483672694","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}