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[98] τὸν μῦθον, ‘that story which I have to tell,’ ‘my story,’ alluded to, sup. 88, in the words “αὔδα ὅτι φρονέεις”.

κέλεαι γάρ. This is added, because the message is an unwelcome one, which Hermes would not tell if he were not bidden.

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