[422] Gemoll should not have objected to this line; its omission by the MSS. (except M) is accidental. The collocation “ἰωὴ ἐνοπῆς” is not elsewhere found, but presents no difficulty, “sound of divine music.” For “ἵμερος”, passion roused by music, cf. Od. 23.144, and “ἱμερόεις” 452; so “ἔρος” 434.
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