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* [[Abdicate the Throne]]: {{spoiler|At the end, in favor of Ptraci.}}
* [[All Myths Are True]]: Like the real Egypt, Djelibeybi has several different gods for the same thing (in the real world, due to Egypt assimilating Greek, Hittite, Sea
** Subverted when Teppic's father meets [[Grim Reaper|Death]], and is confused because he does not look like a giant scarab. Apparently, Death ''used'' to look like whatever people expected the personification of death to look like, until it became too tiresome and he decided to settle for the "[[Dem Bones|skeleton with a scythe]]" look.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The Tsortean delegation is stated to be mimicking Djeli culture imperfectly; in particular, their clothing is based on clothing from multiple different eras of Djeli history. A footnote explains that it's comparable to an ambassador to the UK wearing "a bowler hat, a claymore, a Civil War breastplate, Saxon trousers, and a Jacobean haircut".
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* [[Creature of Habit]]: Dios, literally.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Assassin's Guild school's final exam resembles the UK driving license test.
* [[Doublethink]]: The religious beliefs of the Djelibeybians are obviously contradictory, with multiple "supreme" gods ruling the other gods. Dios believes in all of them
* [[Due to the Dead]]: A handmaiden gets in trouble for not volunteering to accompany the king.
* [[Endless Daytime]]: Thanks to Djelibeybi's many sun gods fighting over control of the sun.
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