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[391] ἡ δὲ γαλήνη. See critical note. This reading of Aristarchus gives a better contrast to “ἄνεμος μέν”. ‘And there came a breathless calm.’ Or if νηνεμίη be taken as an adjective used substantivally (like “ὑγρή” Od.1. 97, “ζεφυρίη” Od.7. 119), it will be in apposition to “γαλήνη”, ‘a calm, a hushing of the wind;’ so Il.5. 523“νηνεμίης”, ‘in still weather.’ Cp. Hdt.7. 188, where “νηνεμίη” is coupled with “αἰθρίη”.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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