[485] The archery match follows Hom. closely, vv. 850 foll., except that there it is a match between two, one of whom divides the cord, the other kills the bird —the odd thing being that the result is apparently foreseen by Achilles, who offers the inferior prize for the former feat, the superior for the latter. With this and the next line comp. vv. 291, 292.
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