Kalchas Greek prophet or seer. Originally told Agamemnon that he must sacrifice Iphigeneia for Greeks to be able to sail to Troy. Tells Agamemnon that Chryseis must be returned to her father.
lion lions and other large beasts of prey were common in ancient Greece and Asia Minor.
locusts any of various large grasshoppers; specifically, a migratory grasshopper often traveling in great swarms and destroying nearly all vegetation in areas visited.
loom a machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth. Both the distaff and loom are associated with women in the Iliad.
Lykaon son of Priam though not of Hekuba. He is killed by Achilles in a poignant scene.
