NOTES
Chapman's Homer:—George Chapman (1559?-1634) was an English poet. He translated Homer from the Greek into English verse.
moly:—An herb with a black root and a white flower, which Hermes gave to Odysseus in order to help him withstand the spell of the witch Circe.
Circe:—A witch who charmed her victims with a drink that she prepared for them, and then changed them into the animals they in character most resembled.
Hermes:—The messenger of the other Greek gods; he was crafty and eloquent.
The wise God:—Hermes, or Mercury.