King of Ithaca (2 page)

Ionian Sea

–

sea to the west of the Greek mainland

Iphitus

–

Oechalian prince who befriends Odysseus

Ithaca

–

island in the Ionian Sea

K

Kerosia

–

Ithacan council meeting

Koronos

–

wealthy Ithacan noble

L

Lacedaemon

–

Sparta

Laertes

–

king of Ithaca

Leda

–

unfaithful wife of Tyndareus

Locris

–

region in north-eastern Greece

M

Menelaus

–

brother of Agamemnon

Menestheus

–

king of Athens

Mentes

–

Taphian warrior

Mentor

–

close friend of Odysseus

Messene

–

city in south-western Peloponnese

Mycenae

–

most powerful city in Greece, situated in north-eastern Peloponnese

Myrmidons

–

the followers of Achilles

N

Neaera

–

Helen’s body slave

O

Odysseus

–

prince of Ithaca, son of Laertes

Oechalia

–

city in Thessaly, northern Greece

Olympus

–

mountain home of the gods

Orion

–

legendary hunter

P

Palamedes

–

suitor to Helen

Pandion

–

murdered king of Alybas

Parnassus (Mount)

–

mountain in central Greece and home of the Pythian oracle

Patroclus

–

friend of Achilles and captain of the Myrmidons

Peisandros

–

Myrmidon spearman

Peloponnese

–

southernmost landmass of Greek mainland

Penelope

–

Spartan princess, daughter of Icarius

Philoctetes

–

shepherd who lit the pyre of Heracles, for which he was awarded the hero’s bow and arrows

Phronius

–

Ithacan elder

Polybus

–

henchman of Eupeithes

Polytherses

–

twin brother of Polybus

Poseidon

–

god of the sea

Priam

–

king of Troy

Pythia

–

home of the chief oracle in Greece

Python

–

giant serpent, guardian of the Pythian oracle

Pythoness

–

high priestess of the Pythian oracle

R

Rhodes

–

island in the south-eastern Aegean

S

Salamis

–

island in the Saronic Gulf, west of Athens

Samos

–

neighbouring island to Ithaca, also under the rule of Laertes

Sparta

–

city in the south-eastern Peloponnese

T

Taphians

–

pirate race from Taphos