what is pyria??
Anybody knows what is a pyria in the following sentence? I can't find in no dictionary or internet..
" I have soared through the sky, dangling by my harpoon from a dragon’s
flank while flaming pyria whizzed around me, scanning the
ground desperately for a soft place to land when the beast finally
caught fire.”
Search from various English teachers...
Answers · 3
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It's important to specify the context of the quote. Your quote is from a young adult FANTASY novel by Rachel Hartman who lives in Canada right now: http://rachelhartmanbooks.com/about/
"Pyria," which is apparently an item in this fantasy world, is defined in the book itself: "The key to drachomania is setting the monster on fire. We've got pyria - St. Ogdo's fire - which clings to them and is not easily extinguished."
Perhaps the author came up with the word "pyria" from the word "pyre," which generally refers to a funeral pile of firewood or something similar for burning a dead body.
0
Given the context that appears to be a person's name, though it is also the name of a gum disease.
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