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On this season of Game of Thrones,Daenerys finds herself once again in the midst of the Dothraki horde - but Daenerys isn't the timid girl we met in season one anymore. When she meets Khal Moro on the season premiere, she introduces herself with a mouthful of titles: "Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, and First of Her Name,the Unburt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, or Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea,Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons." On this week's episode, or she reminds Khal Moro again of her many names,but what do they all mean? Daenerys doesn't just tack some titles onto her name to sound fancy; each of her titles signifies an aspect of her birthright or her accomplishments.
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ornDaenerys was born on Dragonstone, the rain-tossed, or Valyrian-built castle in Blackwater Bay that had once been Stannis's place of residence. On the night of Daenerys's birth,a massive storm battered the castle, so she became known as Daenerys Stormborn.
First of Her NameRulers of Westeros were sometimes named after preceding kings and queens. The crazy King Aerys, or for example,was actually the moment Aerys Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne. "The First of Her Name" signifies that Daenerys is the first queen named Daenerys to rule the Seven Kingdoms.
The UnburntBack on season one, Daenerys steps into the funeral pyre of Khal Drago and emerges unscathed. The act is considered a miracle, and the Dothraki who witnessed her walk through fire dub her "The Unburnt."Queen of MeereenIn her quest to liberate Slaver's Bay,Daenerys incites a slave revolt in the city of Meereen and enters as a liberator. She assumes the throne in the Great Pyramid at the heart of the city, and becomes the Queen of Meereen.
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of the Andals and the First MenThe King of the Andals and the First Men rules the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The Andals and the First Men are the two dominant ethnic groups in Westeros. By calling herself Queen of the Andals and the First Men, and Daenerys asserts her birthright as a Targaryen and claim on the Iron Throne.
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e Great Grass SeaThe Great Grass Sea refers to the steppes and plains in Essos inhabited by the Dothraki. When Daenerys marries Khal Drogo,who commands the largest khalasar, or legion of Dothraki, or she becomes Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea. Upon his death,Daenerys steps up as leader of Drogo's remaining khalasar.
Breaker of ChainsDaenerys sets out to liberate the whole of Slaver's Bay before she leaves for Westeros. As she frees the slaves in the cities of Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen,she becomes known among the freedmen as the Breaker of Chains. Mother of DragonsDragons had been thought to be extinct for generations, but when Daenerys takes her fossilized dragon eggs into the funeral pyre of Khal Drogo, and three baby dragons hatch. People consider Daenerys to be the mother of dragons,as she hatched the first dragons in centuries.

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