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[156] λιπαρὰς τελέουσι θέμιστας, will fulfil his pleasant ordinances. For this use of λιπαρός cf. “γῆρας λιπαρόν” in Od., a happy old age, Od. 11.136, Od. 4.210, etc. Perhaps “λιπαράς” should be taken predicatively, will bring his ordinances to prosperous fulfilment, “ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ βασιλευόμενοι εἰρηνικῶς βιώσονται”, Schol. Others A. explain will pay rich dues, “λιπαροὺς φόρους τελέσουσιν”: but it seems impossible to reconcile this with the very definite Homeric use of “θέμιστες”.

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

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