Macrobius the author of a famous commentary on Cicero's account of The Dream of Scipio.
Malkynes Maydenhede (Molly's Maidenhead) a reference to Molly in The Reeve's Tale who lost her virginity that night.
Mark can tell The miracle of the loaves and fishes and the barley bread is actually John, not Mark (see John VI:9), but this is a slight error for a woman of the Middle Ages to make.
mead a strong alcoholic drink made from honey.
Metamorphoses the central work by the Roman poet Ovid.
Minotaur a monster with a man's body and a bull's head.
Moses, Elija, Aaron (Moyses, Elye, Aaron) see Exodus 30:28.
Mount Parnassus (Parnaso) home of the Muses.
Narcissus, Solomon, Hercules, Medea, Circe, Turnus, and King Crosesus figures, each of whom had in some way been trapped by love, used as decoration on the walls of the altar to Venus.
Nero A tyrant who, according to legend, sent many of the senators to death accompanied by the screams and wailing of their wives. Thus, Lady Pertelote will be similar to the Roman wives if she loses her husband, Chaunticleer.
Nessus a centaur slain by Hercules.
a new Rachel Rachel was the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and was regarded in medieval times as prefiguring Christ.
now called Damascus the suggestion is that Damascus now stands where Eden once was.
O Alma Redemptoris Latin, meaning "O redemptive soul."
Odenatus the ruler of Palmyra.
Orpheus a musician who followed his wife, Eurydice, into the underworld and so influenced Hades with the beauty of his playing that he was allowed to take her back to the upper world.
