[123] Νῦν αὖτε: for “νῦν δέ” as in Od. 22.6. Ruhnken's “νῦν δ᾽ αὖτε”, though of course common, is therefore needless. Κρ́ητηθεν: editors see an allusion to the early worship of Demeter in Crete, as if the writer wished to hint this fact, even in a fictitious story. For the Cretan cult see Diod.v. 77.The myth of Iasion (Od. 5.125) was localised in Crete, Theog. 970. Miss Harrison believes in Cretan influence at Eleusis (Proleg. p. 565 f.). But the explanation is unnecessary; the name of Crete would naturally occur to any one who wished to give a plausible account of his parentage or travels. In Od. 14.199 f. Odysseus invents a Cretan home. Cf. also Od. 13.256 f., Od. 19.172 f.
The Homeric Hymns, edited, with preface, apparatus criticus, notes, and appendices. Thomas W. Allen. E. E. Sikes. London. Macmillan. 1904.
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