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[550] αἴνυτο, here clearly an imperf., not an aor. as 4.531. Pallis suspects 550-59 on the grounds (1) that a warrior cannot strip a fallen foe while actually attacked all round: (2) that “εἴσω ἐπιγράψαι”, graze inwardly, is a self-contradictory expression: (3) the phrases “ἄνευ δήιων” and “φρεσὶ τιτύσκετο” are both strange. There is much force in these objections.

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