[24] μοι, ‘before my eyes,’ or ‘ah me!’ Cf. 18.61.
υἱόν is naturally and simply taken as object of “καδδῦσαι” (“καταδῦσαι”) in the next line; like “καταδῦσα Διὸς δόμον” (8.375), ‘entering the house of Zeus.’ Cf. “μιν ... ἔδυ”, l. 16. Some editors prefer to make it divide with “νεκρόν” (l. 26) the function of object of “ἀεικίσσωσι”.Hide browse bar Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position:
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