Bellerophon hero from Corinth who killed the Chimaera.
bravado blustering, swaggering conduct; the pretense of bravery. Much of the boasting in battle is a type of bravado.
Chimaera a monster with a lion's head, a snake's tail, and a goat's body, killed by Bellerophon.
distaff a staff on which fibers, such as flax or wool, are wound before being spun into thread.
loom a machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth. Both the distaff and loom are associated with women in the Iliad.
Maenad a female votary of Dionysus who took part in the wild, orgiastic rites that characterized his worship; bacchante.
