Macedonia:
area of ancient Greece north of Mt. Olympus; famous as the kingdom of Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great
maenads:
female followers of the god Dionysos
Mars:
Roman god of war; known as Ares by the Greeks
Meleager:
mythical hero who led the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and who died in his youth
Memnon:
king of Ethiopia; son of Eos, goddess of dawn; killed by Achilles in the Trojan War
Mercury:
Roman name for the Greek god Hermes, messenger of the gods