| THETIS | In Greek mythology, a sea nymph who bore the hero Achilles to the Phthian king Peleus (6) |
| ACHILLES | Greatest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War; son of the mortal king Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis (8) |
| ILIAD | Epic poem about the hero Achilles |
| SCYLLA | In Greek mythology a sea nymph believed to drown sailors navigating the Straits of Messina (6) |
| SCILLA | In mythology, a sea nymph who was transformed into a monster. |
| NEREUS | In Greek mythology, a sea god who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters |
| SEMELE | Theban princess in Greek mythology who bore the god Dionysus to Zeus (6) |
| NEREID | A sea nymph and daughter of a minor sea god in Greek mythology (6) |
| CALYPSO | In Greek mythology, a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years (7) |
| EUROPA | Phoenician princess who bore the sons Rhadamanthus, Minos and Sarpedon to Zeus (6) |
| YARROW | Herb used by Achilles to heal his men's battle wounds according to legend, hence its Latin name Achillea millefolium (6) |
| SIRENS | Mythical sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death (6) |
| PRYNNE | Hester who bore a scarlet "A" |
| SLAYER | Achilles, to Hector |
| OCEANID | In Greek mythology, a sea nymph (7) |
| ELARA | Mortal princess in Greek mythology who bore the giant Tityos to Zeus (5) |
| AMPHITRITE | In Greek mythology, a sea goddess who was the wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton |
| LETO | Titaness in Greek mythology who bore Apollo and Artemis to Zeus; known to the Romans as Latona (4) |
| NEREIDS | Mythological sea-nymphs who lived at the bottom of the Aegean Sea and helped sailors in distress (7) |
| ADAH | In the Old Testament, the first wife of Esau, who bore his firstborn Eliphaz and became the matriarch of the Edomites |
