| A | B |
| prompting | To move to act; spur; incite |
| dispatches | To send on to a specific destination |
| Calypso | A sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years |
| binding | The action of one that binds. Like tying up your sandals. |
| nymph | A nymph is a mythological creature living in or near water |
| detained | To keep from proceeding; delay |
| redolent | Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic |
| thyme | Any of several aromatic Eurasian herbs |
| sustenance | The supporting of life or health |
| desolate | Devoid of inhabitants |
| grace | A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement |
| radiant | Emitting heat or light, Glowing |
| endure | To carry on through, despite hardships |
| suspicious | questionable:behavior.Tending to suspect |
| Styx | The river across which the souls of the dead are ferried, one of the five rivers in Hades |
| provisioned | The act of supplying or fitting out. |
| Orion | A giant hunter, constellation |
| constellations | An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or design |
| afoot | In the process of being carried out |
| squall | A brief sudden violent windstorm |
| Leucothea | one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized as a transformed nymph |
| veil | A length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face |
| charm | The power or quality of pleasing or delighting |
| dilemma | A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable |
| undertow | The seaward pull of receding waves after they break on a shore |
| presence | The state or fact of being present |