Vocabulary Words from the Trojan War

These are the vocabulary words from the Trojan War, written by Olivia Coolidge.

1. cuttlefish - a tool for cutting fish.
2. cattle lowing - cows or bulls pulling a plow.
3. sing a lay - to sing a lullaby.
4. fates - things that will happen in the future.
5. pestilence - a pest, like a rodent.
6. fair Brisels - fund raiser equivalent.
7. deserts - a consequence.
8. impetus - done with little thought.
9. Achilles's heel -  a weakness.
10. dirge - song for the dead.
11. melee - direct.
12. evil genius of Troy - Leto is the evil genius.
13. contrivance - to manipulate.
14. Castor  Pollux - brothers of Helen
15. furze - a fuse
16. becalmed on an island - to be calm.