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[153] ἀμφί τε δειράς. It is better to take the accus. “παρειάς” and “δειράς” in direct government of “δρυψαμένω” and to make “ἀμφί” an adverbial addition,= ‘having torn each other's cheeks and throats all about;’ cp. Il.10. 572“αὐτοὶ δ᾽ ἱδρῶ πολλὸν ἀπενίζοντο θαλάσσῃ”

“ἐσβάντες, κνήμας τε ἰδὲ λόφον ἀμφί τε μηρούς”. Others retract “ἀμφί” to the first clause, and, understanding it as a preposition, take it to govern both “παρειάς” and “δειράς”, comparing Od.12. 27“ἢ ἁλὸς ἢ ἐπὶ γῆς”, where see note.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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