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[25] νεκταρέωι, probably “εὐώδεϊ”, as fragrant spices were used to preserve garments. It has been thought that there may be an allusion to 16.223, and that the cloak may be a present from Thetis, “νεκτάρεος” implying divine origin; but this does not suit 3.385, the only other passage where the epithet is found in H.

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

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