[228] Lecta, collected from the pile, λέγειν or λέγεσθαι in Hom. ll. cc. The process was called ὀστολογία: Aesch. wrote a play named Ὀστολόγοι. ‘Cadus’ is doubtless an urn, as κάδος is used for a balloting urn. In Hom. the vessels differ: Patroclus' bones are placed in a golden φιάλη, Hector's in a golden λάρναξ, Achilles' in a golden ἀμφιφορεύς, the work of Hephaestus and gift of Dionysus. Brazen urns are common among Italian remains. Corynaeus is specified, as Heyne remarks, merely for specification's sake. The name occurs again 9. 571., 12. 298. This man may be identified with either, as both are probably Trojans. The name is variously spelt in the MSS.; but Heyne remarks that it must be Κορυναῖος from Κορύνη.
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