Alchemist Flashcards
Santiago
Protagonist, shepherd who travels from Andalusia to the pyramids for his treasure.
Alchemist
A mysterious character thought to be 200 years old, can turn lead into gold and cure any illness
Englishman
A man that spent decades looking for a helpful alchemist to learn and hopefully obtain the Philosopher stone and the Elixir of Life.
Fatima
The true love to Santiago, a woman in the Oasis who is waiting for Santiago to complete his personal legend
Melchizedek
The king of Salem who encourages Santiago to pursue his personal legend to the pyramids with examples of people who didn’t
Crystal merchant
A merchant who helps Santiago in a rough time when Santiago was robbed by the boy at the market place
Gypsy
A teller of dreams, Santiago went to her to figure out what his dream meant about going to the pyramids. She asked for 1 tenth of his treasure.
Bar owner
The man who warns Santiago about the boy at Tangier
Andalusia
Where the exposition of the story takes place
Mecca
The place where the crystal merchant wants to travel to (his personal Legend) but he has fear of realizing his dream
Al-Foyoum
Where Santiago meets the Alchemist and Fatima
Salem
King Melchezidek is the king of Salem
Tangier
Is the first location of Santiago’s journey
Tarifa
A town in the Andalusia where the exposition takes place
Sahara desert
Santiago and the Alchemist travel across the Sahara to reach the pyramids
Elixir of Life
A so called magic potion that can heal any illness
Master Work
To have the Master work is the being an alchemist all together
Emerald Tablet
Contains the rules of being an an alchemist
Ruin and Thummin
Meaning yes and no…
Santiago kept these to rocks black and white to help him make some decisions
Philosopher stone
A stone that can turn lead into gold
Language of the world
A language that can be understand by anyone, yet without actually understanding the language.
Personal Legend
Something you were born to do, something you were meant to accomplish.
Principle of Favorability
Relates to “beginners luck”