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Horses of Heaven
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In 140 BCE, the Saka king Mauakes seals an alliance with Greek Bactria by marrying the young princess Heliokleia. Tomyris, chosen to attend the new queen, watches Heliokleia enter a court where her husband controls her movements and treats affection as another instrument of royal power.
Heliokleia finds understanding in Mauakes’s son Itaz, and their growing love turns the political marriage into a dynastic crisis. Omens, religious visions and the king’s jealousy drive the household toward violence, forcing Heliokleia and Itaz to flee across the mountains and confront both Mauakes and the supernatural fear surrounding his rule.
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