Guadarrama spindle
Guadarrama is region in the center of Spain ( Guadarrama Mountains ) known for tourism , hiking , site seeing and archaeology site. Its museums carry examples of the some of the best wood spindles showing talented the workmanship of those times. Here Don Quixote is comparing Dulcinea’s beauty with one of those beautifully crafted spindles after being offended by the traders when they asked Quixote for a portrait of Dulcinea to believe his tale about his beauty .
Nine Worthies
Even though Don Quixote is unable to separate reality from fiction, he could say the decided to become a Knight to revive chivalry and its novels . He was gallant and courteous with woman , especially with Dulcinea which he selected to be his lady . The Nine Worthies are to be believed the most chivalrous men in history . Don Quixote even believes that his achievements surpass the Nine Worthies. It is interesting to notice that the Nine Worthies are divided in groups of three depending on their religion . So we can considered Quixote’s chivalry independent of religion believes. They are: The Three Jewish Worthies --- Joshua , David and Judas Maccabeus The Three Pagan Worthies --- Hector , Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar The Three Christian Worthies ---King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillion
Chapter 4.LVI.—How among the frozen words Pantagruel found some odd ones.
"This episode in ' Pantagruel ' is often seen as satire applicable still to the attitude of the Academie Francaise to the language, that they would keep it frozen and atrophied, rather than let it be warmed between the hands of usage, and would preserve and save the words they prefer rather than let new ones be found and formed. " https://box-elder.blogspot.com/search?q=how+among+frozen+words
Cecias
In the Greek Mythology there were four mayor wind Gods, each one assigned to the four cardinal directions: Boreas : the North Wind , Zephyr : the West Wind ,Eurus : the East Wind ,Notus : the South Wind. However , there were also 4 minor wind Gods being Cecias or Kaikias the God of the Northeast wind , which was cloudy , wet and cold . https://www.spartacusbrasil.com/l/aeolus-and-the-wind-gods-of-greek-mythology/
The Cid
Also can be translated as " The Lord" . Another reason to call Rodrigo "The Cid " was because he was born in Vivar del Cid , Spain ; a village near Burgos.. He was also known as " El Campeador" which is the Spanish translation of "battle expert".
Beheading Game
A challenge often used in medieval romance , players exchange blows to decapitate the opponent . A stranger or mystical figure appears and propose the challenge . It is one of the most important scenes at the beginning of SGGK as established the plot of the whole story when Gawain accepted the Green Knight challenge taking Arthur's place.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/gawain-0013391
Jason
the son of Aeson. As a child he is given to the centaur, Chiron, to be raised, educated, and protected from his greedy half-uncle, Pelias, king of Iolocus. In an effort to get rid of Jason, Pelias sends him in quest of the Golden Fleece, but, with Medea's help, Jason succeeds in obtaining it. Until the cowardly and greedy behavior elaborated in Medea, Jason conducts himself more or less heroically. Within the play, he is a shortsighted representative of the ruling class of advantaged men. He is a cunning rhetorician (arguer), but, as we see in Medea, is arguments are not always in the service of truth. He is more concerned with making himself look good and defending his indefensible actions.
Sankhya-Yog,
According to Bhagavad Gita Society, Sankhya-yog means "a philosophy established by sage Kapila. Essence of Sankhya yoga is removal of suffering by cultivating discrimination and by releasing the soul (purusha) from its entanglement in matter (Prakriti)".
Sankhya Yoga | Bhagavad Gita Society. bhagavadgitasociety.com/tag/sankhya-yoga/.
Samkhya Yoga." Samkhya or Sankhya means number. Yoga means union. Samkhya yoga means the union of numbers. The numbers are with regard to the number of realities (tattvas) that are present in existence. Samkhya Yoga deals with the union or the combination of a number of hidden realities, which manifest the existential reality. Those who are familiar with the Indian philosophies know that the Samkhya Philosophy is one of the six schools (Darshanas) of Hinduism. It is said to have been founded by Kapila and expounded by Isvara Krishna (6th Century AD) in his work, the Samkhya Karika.