previous next

[523] δίσκουρα, see 431. The compound occurs here only, and appears to have offended some of the ancient critics, who read “δίσκου οὖρα” with synizesis or “δίσκ᾽ οὖρα” with elision. The form of composition is unusual but not unparalleled; cf. “δημογέρων” = “δήμου γέρων. ἐς” = as much as, analogous to the common temporal use as long as to, until.

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

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.

hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: