Greek · No. 053

Dryad of the Dodona Oak

Inspired by: The oracle of Zeus at Dodona, where the sacred oak answered through the rustling of its leaves, and the dryads, the nymphs of trees.

Dryad of the Dodona Oak
The oak whispers oracles. She translates.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
900
DEF
1200
Level
3
Type
Spirit
Element
Earth
Constellations
Wisp · Fox

The myth

Dodona in Epirus was considered the oldest oracle in Greece. There Zeus spoke through a sacred oak: priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of its leaves and the flight of doves. Homer mentions the Selloi, priests with unwashed feet who slept on the ground. According to Apollodorus, Athena set in the prow of the Argo a timber from this oak that could speak. Dryads were the nymphs of trees, and the name comes from drys, oak. No specific dryad of Dodona appears in ancient texts; the card is a MYTHENOR creation.

Why it has this power

A Common level-3 card with 900 ATK and 1200 DEF: a voice, not a warrior, so her rooted defense exceeds her attack. An Earth Spirit bound to the oak, she bears the Wisp and Fox constellations, the oracle's mysterious light and the cunning of its answers. Song of the Muses strengthens Spirits like her.

Did you know

Archaeologists found thousands of lead tablets at Dodona bearing ordinary people's questions to the oracle about marriage, travel and business.

Connections

  • In Nikos the Young Hoplite's deck
  • In Elena, Huntress of Artemis's deck
  • In Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle's deck
  • In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Elena, Huntress of Artemis (Aegean of Heroes) — grade C: 13% · grade D: 13%
  • Campaign drop: Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle (Aegean of Heroes) — grade D: 14%
  • Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 40 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. Dodona (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
  2. DRYADS & OREADS (Dryades & Oreiades) - Tree & Mountain Nymphs of Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  3. The Library, Book 1 — Pseudo-Apollodorus (trans. J. G. Frazer), Theoi Classical Texts Library