The Ithacans grew pale with fright at hearing the voice of the goddess. They threw down their weapons and ran toward the city in a panic of fear. Odysseus shouted in triumph as he gave chase, but Zeus sent a thunder-bolt down as a sign to Athena that she should restrain him. The goddess called to him to cease the pursuit, and, taking the guise of Mentor, she moved the minds of Odysseus and his enemies to mutual pledges of peace and good-will.
VOCABULARY AND NOTES
A chil' les—also called Pelides, the hero of the "Iliad." He was the son of Peleus (king of Phthia in Thessaly) and the sea-nymph, Thetis.
Æ gē' an—a sea east of Greece.
Æ' o lus—the keeper of the winds, and king of Lipara, one of the Æolian isles north of Sicily.
Ag a mem' non—leader of all the Greek chiefs in the Trojan war.
A' jax, or Aias—king of Salamis and cousin of Achilles. He was the son of Telamon and was called Ajax the Greater.
Al ex ăn' drŏs—Paris, son of Priam.
Al kin' ŏ ös—king of Scheria, father of Nausicaä. He gave aid to Odysseus when he was stranded on the island.