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[217] ὑπαί, from under as usual (H. G. § 201), not down, which is “κατά”. So “ὑπόδρα” of the glance of a man from under eyebrows contracted in anger. Here ὄμματα refers to the face rather than the eyes; Odysseus keeps his face turned to the earth and looks up from under his brow, “ὑπὸ βλεφάρων19.17. Cf. Ovid Met. xiii. 125Laertius heros Adstitit atque oculos paullum tellure moratos Sustulit ad proceres.ἀναΐξειεν, rose to speak, cf. “ἤϊσσον18.506. The opt. is iterative.

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