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[539] μίνυνθα χάζετο δουρός, another strange expression, apparently he refrained but a little while from the spear, i.e. he gave his spear but little rest, meaning that he gave it none at all (litotes). Others understand he drew away but a short distance from the spear, i.e. he never kept far from the enemy while driving along the line, or according to others again ‘he did not give way when he had thrown his spear, but followed it up at once.’ None of these explanations is satisfactory. Ar. read “δουρί”, without any apparent gain.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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