Archilochus. An iambic poet of Paros, 690 B.C.
Areopagus. An ancient Athenian council and law-court.
Ares. God of war, son of Zeus and Hera. Intrigued with Aphrodite.
Arēte. Wife of Alcinous.
Arethusa. A nymph. Pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily, where she became a fountain.
Argo. The ship that went on the quest of the Golden Fleece; built by Athene, who inserted a plank from the Dodonaean oak, which gave prophecies.
Argus. The hundred-eyed guard of Io.
Ariadne. See Theseus.
Arion. Famous harper, 625 B.C. For his story, see Dialogues of Sea-Gods, viii.
Aristarchus. See Homer.