Age of Iron Allusions & Cultural References

Musical References

• Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier (1.126)
• Frederic Chopin, Composer (1.126)
• Johannes Brahms, Composer (1.126)
• Johann Sebastian Bach, The Art of Fugue (1.134)
• Johann Sebastian Bach, The Goldberg Variations (1.153)
• Johann Sebastian Bach, St. Matthew Passion (3.347)

Literary and Philosophical References

• Agamemnon, Greek Mythological Figure (1.58)
• Demeter, Greek Goddess of the Harvest (1.58)
• Leo Tolstoy, "What Men Live By" (1.61)
• Rocinante, the horse in Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote (1.77)
• Circe, minor Greek goddess of magic (2.381)
• Socrates, Classical Greek Philosopher (3.116)
• Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (3.239)
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (3.340)
• Hermes, Messenger of the gods in Greek mythology (3.439)
• Homer, The Odyssey (3.439)
• William Wordsworth, "Tintern Abbey" (3.672)
• Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality (4.5)
• Tristan, character in British legend (4.88)
• William Shakespeare (4.137)
• Virgil, classical Roman poet (4.164)

Historical References

• King George VI of England (1.142)
• Generalissimo Francisco Franco (1.151)
• Thucydides, Ancient Greek Historian (2.331)
• Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (3.363, 3.604)
• Christopher Columbus, Explorer (3.531)

Pop Culture References

• Esther Williams, American competitive swimmer and Hollywood star of the 1940s-1950s (1.142)
• An American in Paris , film (4.47)