| A | B |
|---|
| Aeolus | was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology |
| assortment | A collection of various kinds |
| dozed | To sleep lightly and intermittently |
| booty | A nautical term for treasure |
| searoving | Cruising at random on the ocean |
| hangdog | Shamefaced or guilty |
| Laestrygonians | tribe of giant cannibals from ancient Greek mythology |
| hideous | Repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly |
| chomped | To chew or bite on noisily |
| clan | A traditional social unit |
| pelted | To strike or assail repeatedly |
| gorged | Eat a large amount greedily |
| hawser | A cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship |
| Eurylochus | a bold, mutinous second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca |
| reconnoiter | To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information |
| meekness | submissiveness |
| premonition | A warning in advance |
| swine | pigs, hogs, and boars |
| shouldered | Take on a responsibility |
| transformed | To change markedly the appearance or form |
| witchery | The practice of magic |
| potion | A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical |
| sprig | small shoot or twig of a plant |
| moly | A magic herb with black roots and white flowers that was given to Odysseus by Hermes to ward off the spells of Circe. |
| bade | Offer (a certain price) for something |
| unsheathed | To draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard |
| restored | To bring back into existence or use |
| detour | To go or cause to go by a roundabout way |
| Tiresias | a blind prophet of Thebes |
