wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈɑːdɪsi fˈiːtʃɚz fˈiːmɪəs ðə bˈɑːɹd, mˈɛnts ðə mˈæɹɪnɚ, mˈɛntoːɹ ʌv ˈɪθəkə, ænd tˈɪtʃɪəs, ɐ lˈɛðɚwˈɜːkɚ, ðə lˈaɪf mˈɛnʃənz fˈiːmɪəs, ɐ skˈuːlmˈæstɚ, mˈɛnts, ɐ ʃˈɪpkˈæptɪn, mˈɛntoːɹ, ɐ mˈæn ʌv ˈɪθəkə, ænd tˈɪtʃɪəs, ɐ lˈɛðɚmˈeɪkɚ .
Where the Odyssey features Phemius the bard, Mentes the mariner, Mentor of Ithaca, and Tychius, a leather-worker, the Life mentions Phemius, a school-master, Mentes, a ship-captain, Mentor, a man of Ithaca, and Tychius, a leather-maker .