a Who would now be called Greeks.
b From the Greek island of Taphos.
c Another word for Greeks.
d A region in central Greece.
e Homer’s third general term for Greeks.
f The Furies, who emerge from the underworld to haunt criminals.
g The location of this land has not been determined.
i From a region of Sparta.
j Sea goddess; wife of Poseidon.
k An island off the Trojan coast.
l A Greek island in the Aegean Sea.
m Another name for Athene; its meaning is obscure.
n Zeus’ aegis was a divine protective shield.
o Memnon, son of the Dawn, killed Antilochus at Troy.
p That is, of Apollo in his character as healer.
q The food of the gods is called ambrosia; their drink, nectar.
r Strictly speaking, a hecatomb was the sacrifice of 100 animals.
s The divine metalsmith of the gods.
t The line of Laeärtes and Odysseus.
v The region of eastern Asia.
w Eurus is the east wind; Notus, south; Boreas, north; and Zephyrus, west.
x Leto is the mother of Artemis and Apollo, but is otherwise a minor goddess.
y A legendary Athenian hero-king, worshiped in conjunction with Poseidon.
z Tityus was sent to Hades for raping Leto.
aa The god of war, son of Zeus and Here.
ab A talent, equal to 60 minas, was a high denomination of gold.
ad A vessel for mixing wine, never drunk pure, with water.
ae Maleia refers to the southern tip of the Greek mainland; Cythera is a nearby island.
af Telepylus is the city, founded by Lamos.
ag A legendary people at the western extremity of the world.
ah An island sacred to the sun god, Helios.
aj A region of central Greece.
ak A daughter of the sun god.
al A minor sea god, not to be confused with the shape-shifting Proteus.
am King of Crete and a hero of the Trojan War.
an A spring named for the nymph transformed into it.
ao Founder of the Ithacan royal line.
ap Residents of a region of the west coast of Greece.
aq Site of an oracle in northwestern Greece.
ar As in Doulichion, an island near Ithaca.
as The identities of Syria (not the modern nation) and Ortygia remain unknown.
at A prosperous Phoenician (that is, Canaanite) trading city, on the coast of modern Lebanon.
au The nickname “Irus” is a pun on Iris, the rainbow, a messenger goddess.
aw Melantho and Melanthius are siblings.
ax Legendary king of Crete, during whose rule the labyrinth was built.
ay The name means “shining” or “bright.”
az “Odysseus,” related to “odious,” approximately translates as “victim of hatred.”
ba The plant from which papyrus also comes.
bb A shield made of four layers of ox hide.
bc The olive tree, which can give fruit for generations, symbolizes longevity.
bd The horses of the chariot that draws the sun.
be Cyllene, a mountainous region in Greece, was the birthplace of Hermes.
bg Conceivably the same Dolius who fathered Melantho and Melanthius.
bh Literally, Apheidas means “not restrained”; Polypemon, “Everygrief”; and Eperitus, “Attacker.”