Leander
from the Greek mythological love story of "Leander and Hero", in which Leander swims across the Hellespont every night to spend time with his beloved
wont
having the habit of doing something
Hellespont
old name for the Dardanelles, a water channel that connects the Aegean Sea with the Turkish Marmara Sea
wintry
cold, frosty
Hero
from the Greek mythological love story of "Leander and Hero"; a priestess of Aphrodite, who waits for her lover Leander every night to swim across the Hellespont to her
Venus
Roman name of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, goddess of love
wretch
poor guy, poor fellow
ague
medical term for 'malaria'
