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[396] αὐτόν. This refers to Odysseus; the combined form of the reflexive pronoun “ἑαυτοῦ” is unknown to Homer. The emphasis is on αὐτόν, meaning fully, ‘him in his personal feelings,’ while the full meaning of ἀρεσσάσθω is ‘get him to be reconciled to himself,’ the last words representing the force of the middle voice. Düntzer, followed by Nauck, would read “αὐτός” here, which gives a good meaning but is not necessary.

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