Garden of the Gods and the Use of Mythological Names at Clypeate’s Western Headquarters

In Girl in the Glass, the Clypleate headquarters in Colorado Springs are located near the Garden of the Gods.

In recognition of the area’s mythological moniker, the Clypeate names their cover business the Titan Nursery and Garden Center. In Greek Mythology, the Titans preceded the Olympian gods, who overthrew them and imprisoned them in the underworld.

Continuing the theme, the Clypeate named their massive, cavernous headquarters Mount Olympus. A smaller cavern, housing the Epistolith, is called Delphi, while the large dining hall building is the Parthenon. These names are all references to Greek mythology.

The original Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Greece, at 9,572 feet. In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is home to the Greek gods. From atop Mytikas Peak, the tallest spire of Mount Olympus, Zeus sits on his throne, ruling over the entire world.

In Girl in the Glass, the Epistolith resides in Delphi, a nod to the Oracle of Delphi from ancient Greece. The revered shrine, dedicated to the god Apollo, is where the high priestess delivered prophecies. Believed to be divinely inspired, the priestess would go into a trance and utter cryptic pronouncements. In reality, the divine proclamations were likely induced by a natural gas leak, specifically ethylene, emanating from a fault line beneath the temple.

The Clypeate dining hall is named the Parthenon, referencing the ancient temple in Athens, Greece. Located on the Acropolis, a towering limestone hill above the city, the temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness of Athens. The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC, during the height of the ancient Greek Empire, and served as both a temple and the city's treasury.