[510] ἱμερτ̀ην δεδαώς: the position of “ἱμερτήν” is very remarkable if we take it closely with “δεδαώς”, and the difficulty of the line is increased by uncertainty as to the subject and meaning of “δεδαώς”. The verb might be causal, “teach,” as “δέδαε” bears this sense in Homer; but it seems necessary to refer “δεδαώς” to Apollo, who “knew” the lyre by intuition (cf. 474 “σοὶ δ᾽ αὐτάγρετόν ἐστι δαήμεναι”, and Od. 17.518). This makes Ludwich's correction almost certain.
ἐΠωλένιον: this form is found in all manuscripts at 433, and gives the requisite sense; the lyre rested on, not under, the left arm. “ὑπωλένιον” is due to such expressions as “ὑπὸ χειρός” 419, where the right hand, used in striking the strings, is meant.This text is part of:
The Homeric Hymns, edited, with preface, apparatus criticus, notes, and appendices. Thomas W. Allen. E. E. Sikes. London. Macmillan. 1904.
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