[543] Heyne connects ‘donis’ with ‘proxumus;’ Cerda understands ‘ingreditur donis’ “incedit gloriabundus cum donis,” which might perhaps be supported from 6. 855, 856. Wagn. and Forb. wish to combine the two. I take ‘ingreditur donis’ to mean ‘enters on’ or ‘attains the prizes,’ enters to take possession, “in partem donorum venit.” Comp. the use of ‘ingredi’ for to enter on an office, G. 1. 42 note, and the frequent metaphorical use of ἐπιβαίνειν in Hom. with such words as εὐκλείης, εὐφροσύνης, τέχνης (Lidd. and S. ἐπιβαίνω). Possibly the expression may have been suggested by Il. 9. 598, ἐπὶ δώροις Ἔρχεο. In this game, for the sake of variety, Virg. has not told us what the prizes are—unlike Hom., who is never tired of repeating the same formula.
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