▁and ▁S oun is . ▁The ▁characters ' ▁names ▁are ▁Greek , ▁and ▁references ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁actual ▁Greek ▁authors , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁fant asy , ▁not ▁historical ▁fiction . ▁The ▁gods ▁of ▁Turner ' s ▁p ant he on , ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁God dess ▁He ph est ia , ▁are ▁her ▁own , ▁and ▁her ▁world ▁poss esses ▁such ▁items ▁as ▁guns ▁and ▁pocket ▁watch es . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Soph os , ▁Mag us ' s ▁once ▁stud ious ▁prot ég é , ▁finds ▁himself ▁much ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁element ▁as ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁are ▁amb ushed ▁in ▁his ▁villa . ▁Sur pr ising ▁both ▁his ▁attack ers ▁and ▁himself , ▁Soph os ▁at ▁first ▁succeed s ▁in ▁ev ading ▁his ▁attack ers ▁and ▁hiding ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister s , ▁but ▁is ▁soon ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁his ▁servants . ▁M ist aken ly ▁sold ▁into ▁sla very , ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁content ▁with ▁manual ▁labor ▁and ▁forms ▁an ▁unlikely ▁cam ar ader ie ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁slaves ▁and ▁work hand s . ▁Event ually , ▁however , ▁when ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁content ment ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁influence , ▁capable ▁of ▁making ▁changes ▁much ▁needed ▁by ▁S oun is , ▁he ▁cho oses ▁the ▁latter , ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁wondering ▁" if ▁people ▁always ▁choose ▁what ▁will ▁make ▁them ▁unh appy ". ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁a ▁h arrow ing ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁Baron ▁who ▁ens la ved ▁him , ▁Soph os