On First Looking into Chapman's Homer

On First Looking into Chapman's Homer Glossary

realms

kingdoms; specified domains or territories

bards

a poet, specifically a traveling poet who recites verse in accordance with poetry's ancient oral tradition

fealty

loyalty

expanse

a wide, open area

demesne

a specific region or domain owned by an individual

serene

in this context, an expanse of land, sea, or sky

ken

the limits of one's knowledge or sight

stout

plump, sturdy; determined, forceful

surmise

a spectulation