Catullus 64 Proper Nouns

1. Mt. Pelion-Mountain in Greece southeast of Thessaly that was home to centaurs and the wood that crafted the Argo
2. Neptune-Roman god of the sea, identified with the Greek god Poseidon
3. Aegeus-An archaic figure in the founding of Athens
4. Athens-Largest city in Greece and current capital
5. Theseus-King and founder of Athens
6. Eumenides-Furies who were female goddesses of vengeance
7. Crete-Island in the Mediterranean Sea southeast of Italy
8. Jupiter-Roman king of the gods, ruler of the skies, identified with the Greek god Zeus
9. Charybdis-A monster who created whirlpools that lived opposite Scylla
10. Scylla-A monster who lived on a narrow channel of water opposite Charybdis
11. Syritis-One of two sandy gulfs on the coast of Libya
12. Argive-Name of a person coming from the east Peloponnesian region near the city Argos
13. Taurus-In this case, most likely a reference to the Cretan Bull
14. Cupid-The Roman god of desire, affection, and love
15. Eurota-Europe, referring in Catullus 64 to its rivers
16. Minotaur-A creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man that Theseus killed
17. Androgeos-The son of king Minos who was killed by the Athenians after winning many competitions
18. Bacchus-Roman god of wine, identified with the Greek god Dionysus
19. Peleus-Married to Thetis
20. Nereids-Goddesses of the sea that go to the aid of shipwrecked sailors
21. Cieros-City associated with the Myrmidons
22. Larisa-Said to have been founded by Acrisius, who was accidentally killed by Perseus
23. Oceanus-Husband of Tethys, titan god of freshwater and clouds
24. Tethys-Wife of Oceanus, titan goddess of freshwater
25. Muses-Goddesses of music, song, and dance