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[59] πλαγχθέντας, foiled, lit. driven from the course; cf. 2.132οἵ με μέγα πλάζουσι”. The MSS. write “παλιμπλαγχθέντας” in one word, which is so far right, as it indicates that “πάλιν” is to be taken in a purely local sense. There is an old and wrong explanation, that “πάλιν” means ‘once again,’ and contains an allusion to the legend, unknown to Homer, of a previous expedition against Troy in which the Greeks had lost their way, and invaded Mysia by mistake. See note on 2.276.

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