![]() Achaeans here, a collective name for all Greeks, including Ithacans.Īchilles famed warrior, hero of Homer's Iliad.Ījax (4.560) the Greek warrior whose offense at Athena's temple resulted in Odysseus' wanderings not to be confused with the Great Ajax, whom Odysseus defeated in the contest for Achilles' armor.Īmbrosia food of the gods, thought to grant immortality.Īphrodite goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus.Īpollo god of archery and patron of the arts.Īrgos here, a region in the northeastern Peloponnesus.Īrtemis virgin goddess of the hunt and moon, twin sister of Apollo.īellwether a ram, usually castrated, that wears a bell around its neck and is followed by the other sheep.īuckler a small, usually round shield that is carried or worn on the arm or shoulder.Ĭauconians people living to the southwest of Pylos.Ĭentaur a mythological creature that is part man, part horse.Ĭephallenians Fagles and Knox (p. ![]()
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