Gifts persuading gods . . . . attributed to Hesiod.
Glaucus a minor god of the sea, who sometimes appeared to sailors to predict disasters; Socrates is apparently speaking of a sculpted image of this god which has been damaged by the elements.
gymnastic physical exercise or education.
Hades in Greek mythology, the home of the dead, or the Underworld; the traditional belief was that the souls of all who died went to Hades, where they existed as shades, with consciousness but mindless and without strength.
He smote his breast . . . . Odyssey XX, 17.
Hellas in ancient times, Greece, including the islands and colonies; the lands populated and ruled by Hellenes.
Hellespont another name for the Dardanelles, a strait in northwest Turkey connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea. The ancient Phrygian city of Troy (site of the Trojan War) was located in Asia Minor near the Aegean end of the strait.
Hephaestus in Greek mythology, the god of fire and metalworking, the lame blacksmith god, son of Hera (alone, according to Hesiod; other versions call him the son of Zeus and Hera).
Hera the queen of heaven and the gods, the sister and wife of Zeus, and goddess of women and marriage.
Hesiod eighth-century B.C. Greek poet, generally accepted to be the author of the epic Works and Days; Hesiod (with Homer) is one of the earliest sources of the Greek myths in written form.
Homer semilegendary Greek epic poet of the eighth century B.C.: the Iliad and the Odyssey are both attributed to him.
husbandman farmer.
hydra the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labors: When any one of its heads is cut off, it is replaced by two others.
hymeneal songs wedding songs (after Hymen, the god of marriage).
I would rather be a serf . . . Odyssey, IX, 489.
inanition lack of strength or spirit; emptiness; weakness.
Inextinguishable laughter . . . . Iliad I, 599.
