Malea southeastern cape of the Peloponnesus.
Messene a city in Menelaus’ kingdom of Lacedaemon in the southern Peloponnesus.
moly an herb of magic powers.
Mycenae Agamemnon’s capital city, in the northeastern Peloponnesus of ancient Greece.
Myrmidons legendary Greek warriors of ancient Thessaly who followed their king, Achilles, into the Trojan War.
naiads any of several nymphs living in and presiding over bodies of water.
Nestor ruler of Pylos and eldest of the Greek leaders.
Nile a major river in Egypt, extending into other parts of eastern Africa.
nymph a female nature spirit or goddess.
Oedipus Abandoned at birth and raised by the king of Corinth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Ogygia Calypso’s island in the middle of the sea.
Old Man of the Sea Proteus the shape-shifter, servant of Poseidon.
Olympus highest mountain in Greece and legendary home of the gods.
Orion mythological hunter or the constellation named after him.
Ortygia island where Artemis killed Orion.
