8. Sappho (c. 612 BC–c. 570 BC) — a female Greek lyric poet. [przypis edytorski]
9. Charon — a figure from Greek mythology who ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld. [przypis edytorski]
10. Marcus Junius Brutus (85 BC–42 BC) — Roman polititian, one of the assassinators of Julius Caesar, committed suicide after losing battle of Philippi. [przypis edytorski]
11. Orpheus — legendary Greek singer and poet; in the mythic tale he went to the underworld, trying to charm Hades with his music in order to retrieve his dead wife, Euridice. [przypis edytorski]
12. Pluto — Roman god of the underworld, equivalent of Greek god Hades. [przypis edytorski]
13. Erato — the Muse of lyric poetry. [przypis edytorski]
14. Unhappy mother — Niobe, cf. Lament IV. [przypis edytorski]
15. Phoebus — Apollo, Greek god of sun. [przypis edytorski]
16. Diana — Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity; her Greek counterpart is Artemis. [przypis edytorski]
17. Sipylus — a mountain often mentioned in Greek mythology, presently Mount Spil in Turkey. [przypis edytorski]