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[617] θεῶν ἐκ may be taken attributively with “κήδεα”, woes from the gods, as 5.64 “θεῶν ἐκ θέσφατα” . But it is quite possible to join it with “πέσσει”, sc. by the act of the gods. Cf. “ἐκ Διὸς ἠείδης” 22. 280, “θεῶν ἐξ ἀείδηι” Od. 17.518 , and often. The latter gives more weight to the fact that the turning to stone was a reward, and is therefore more suitable to the consolation of Priam.

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

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