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[283] ἐκ δ᾽ ἔπεσον, a pregnant phrase =‘and coming out of the water I sank down, rallying my spirit;’ this doubtless means by deep gasps for breath. The result of this effort is described Od.5. 458ἐς φρένα θυμὸς ἀγέρθη”. Cp. Apollon. Lex.δηλοῖ δὲ συνάγων καὶ ἀνακτώμενος τὴν ψυχήν”.

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