[398] Μαίονα: acc. to Statius, in his Thebaïd, Maeon was an augur and priest of Apollo. A scholiast conjectured that he was a herald, and thus his person was inviolable.
ἄρα: resumes “ἕνα κτλ”. above. θεῶν: a general expression, instead of “Ζηνός”. cf. 408, 157, 6.183. τεράεσσι: cf. “δεπάεσσιν” 3. πιθήσας: listening to, obeying. Portents warned Tydeus not to slay Maeon. cf. 381.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books IV-VI. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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