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[59] Cf. 9.648 “ὥς μ᾽ ἀσύφηλον ἔρεξεν Ἀτρεΐδης ὡς εἴ τιν᾽ ἀτίμητον μετανάστην”, where see note. It is clear that the “μετανάστης” is here also Achilles himself, not Briseis; it could be no outrage to treat one who was already “δουρικτητή” as an outlander. But the omission of the pronoun is undoubtedly very harsh; it is easy to conjecture “τήν μ᾽ ἄψ”, but not to see why the letter should have been lost. The text is in any case very ancient, for Rhianos and the Massaliot edition probably read “μετανάστιν”, as a feminine. Bentley was perhaps right in rejecting the line here.

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

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