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[250] ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐκάλυψε, as though grief threw a mist over his eyes; a metaphor very naturally suggested by rising tears, 17.591, 18.22, etc. κασιγ. πεσόντος may be gen. after “πένθος”, but it can hardly be distinguished from a gen. absolute, and is in fact a transitional form; cf. H. G. § 246.

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