Vocabulary
Book 1 - Invocation
Invocation: a prayer for inspiration
Muse: a goddess of inspiration
Contending: fighting
Harried: tormented; harassed
Books 2-8 - Not Included
We are reading from a textbooks, which uses excerpts, so we do not need the vocabulary from these skipped books.
Book 9 - Lotus/Cyclops
Formidable: impressive
Guile: cunning, cleverness
Detained: held back
Enchantress: sorceress, evil goddess
Surpass: be better than
Gale: strong wind
Mustered: gathered
Louts: messy and aggressive men
Cavern: large cave
Sheepfold: fenced pen to hold sheep
Prodigious: enormous
Brute: stupid and savage man
Goatskin/Wineskin: a drink carrier made of goatskin
Talents: Greek unit of currency
Civility: formal politeness
Lambkins: baby sheep
Kids: baby goats
Earthenware: dishes made of clay
Stowed: stored away, hidden
Offering: religious sacrifice
Rogues: criminals
Whim: sudden desire
Innards: guts
Ponderous: exceedingly heavy
Quiver: a container for holding arrows
Profusion: ton
Ambrosia: the nectar of the gods
Fuddle: confusion
Breach: opening
Carrion: dead animal meat
Adversary: enemy
Prow: front of a ship
Squadron: group of soldiers
Disdained: rejected
Book 10 - Circe
Hospitality: welcoming kindness
Glade: meadow
Fawned: gave affection
Beguiling: charming, enchanting
Snare: trap
Vile: evil
Swinish: like pigs
Pigsty: a fenced area for pigs
Fodder: food for livestock
Foreboding: a sense of approaching evil
Prophecy: telling of the future
Book 11 - Land of the Dead
Heifer: a young female cow
Altar: a table for religious rituals
Assuage: to calm
Rites: religious acts
Brazen: made of brass
Flay: peel the skin
Phantom/Shade: ghost, dead person
Lugger: a fast ship
Ignoble: dishonorable
Lodgings: places to stay
Scabbard: a carrier for a sword
Pommel: guard of a sword handle
Bereft: deprived of
Insolent: rude lack of respect
Book 12 - Sirens, Scla/Chrbds
Peril: danger
Briskly: quickly
Plumb: aligned
Amidships: at the center of the ship
Ardor: beauty
Stern: the back of a boat
Rudders: oars that steer the ship
Combers: curling sea waves
Cuirass: armor
Travail: painful effort
Port: the left side of a boat
Starboard: the right side of a boat
Maelstrom: powerful whirlpool
Blanched: went white with fear
Dire: threatening disaster
Appease: satisfy
Books 13-16 - Not Included
We are reading from a textbooks, which uses excerpts, so we do not need the vocabulary from these skipped books.
Book 17 - Beggar
Swineherd: pig farmer
Rubbish: garbage
Megaron: large hall
Books 18-20 - Not Included
We are reading from a textbooks, which uses excerpts, so we do not need the vocabulary from these skipped books.
Book 21 - Test of the Bow
Vaunt: a boast
Suitor: one who pursues a relationship
Banqueters: people who are feasting
Commandeered: took by force
Lust: sexual desire
Adversities: hardships
Borings: holes
Smote: struck
Contemptible: despicable
Mutton: sheep meat
Book 22 - Death in the Hall
Wiliest: most clever
Revelry: festivity
Runnels: small streams
Plunder: steal forcefully
Entrails: intestines
Restitution: repayment
Tithe: contribution
Implacable: unforgiving
Honed: shaped
Book 23 - Olive Tree
Tunic: a loose, sleeveless garment
Hyacinth: a type of flower
Lavished: showered
Aloof: distant
Hewed: chopped
Pliant: flexible
Tremulous: shaking
Brine: salty water