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πυλέων: Bentley conj. “πόλεως” or “ῥα πυλέων”, as the gen. plur. fem. in “-έων” is almost always counted as a single syllable. The only exceptions appear to be 12.340 “καὶ πυλέων” and Od. 21.191 “ἐκτὸς θυρέων” . He should, however, have rather suggested “πόλιος”, as “πόλεως” is not found in H. except as a variant in one or two passages, 11.168, 20.52. In any case “-έων” for “-άων” is suspicious. Fick conj. “πύργων”.

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

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