[351] Cf. Theog. 295 f. “ἡ δ᾽ ἔτεκ᾽ ἄλλο πέλωρον ἀμήχανον οὐδὲ ἐοικὸς”
“θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποις οὐδ᾽ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι”. Gemoll suggests that the reminiscence of Hesiod accounts for the introduction of “δέ” in the hymn, where it is used in apodosi.The assonance at the end of 351, 352 did not trouble the author of this hymn; cf. 230, 231 and 537, 538.