Glossary of Terms Used in The Romance Cycle

Aesculapius: God of medicine
Antioch: Pericles' first destination on his first voyage, where he discovers incest
Argentine: Silver, so Diana is a silvery, precious Goddess
Augustus: Roman Emperor during the action of Cymbeline
Cadwal: The name Belarius gives Cymbeline's son Arviragus
Cambria: Another name for Wales from Roman times in Britain
Cassibelan: Cymbeline's uncle, an ancient King of Britain
Cowslip: A yellow flower associated in Shakespeare usually with fairies or children
Cytherea: Alternate name for Venus
Elysium: The benevolent and peaceful place after death for Greek and Roman dead.
Ember eves: The feast on the evening before a day of fasting.
Ephesus: Home of Diana’s temple, one of the wonders of the ancient world
Ethiop: An ancient Ethiopia, worn on the shield of the Spartan knight in Pericles
Euriphile: Belarius' wife and nurse of Guiderius and Arviragus
Fidele: The name Imogen assumes while dressed as a boy
Gallia: Roman name for contemporary France
Gordian: The knot undone by Alexander the Great with his sword to prove his worth as ruler of Asia
Hercules: Greek hero known for his strength
Italy: Where Posthumus ends up after banishment from Cymbeline's court
Juno: The female ruler of the Roman Gods, Jupiter's sister/wife
Leonatus: Last name of Posthumus' father, an honorary name meaning lion-like
Macedon: Macedonia, home to Alexander the Great
Milford-Haven: A small sea-coast town on an inlet in Wales, landing point of the Roman invasion
Morgan: The assumed name of Belarius
Mytilene: Port city in Greece with a thriving market place
Neptune: The Roman God of the sea
Patch-breach: A person whose pants have patches
Pentapolis: The home of Simonides and his daughter, Thaisa
Philoten: Cleon and Dionyza's daughter and rival to Marina
Pilch: Someone dressed in animal skins or furs
Polydore: The name Belarius gives Cymbeline's son Guiderius
Priapus: God of procreation and fertility, specifically male fertility
Romans: The invading army in Cymbeline
Saturn: Roman God of Agriculture
Sililius: First name of Posthumus' father
Syria: Country with Antioch as its capital
Tarsus: A country and town North of Tyre, home to Dionyza and Cleon
Tellus: Roman Goddess of marriage and fertility
Thetis: A powerful sea-nymph, named in Marina's false epitaph
Tyre: Pericles' home
Valdes: A pirate (named after a Spanish 16th century pirate)
Votaress: A priestess (bound by religious vows)
Wales: Mountainous country in the West of Great Britain
Wolt: An archaic regional verb (even for Shakespeare) meaning "will you really"
Zephyres: Gentle winds