[3] πολλάς: the second clause of the rel. sent. is closely connected with the first by the anaphoric relation of “πολλάς” to “μυρία” (cf. Od. 1.1-3); while the third clause is added in the form of a contrast, “αὐτοὺς δὲ κτλ.”
ἰφθίμους: the fem. form “ἰφθίμας” is used by Homer only of persons; see § 20 a. Ἄϊδι προΐαψεν: sent off to Hades, a vigorous expression for a violent death, as “Ε 190, Ζ 487, Λ” 55; cf. “Ἀίδᾳ προϊάψαι δορὸς ἄγραν” Aesch. Sept. 309, “multos Danaum demittimus Orco” Verg. Aen. ii. 398. For the use of “πρό”, cf. “πρὸ ἧκε” v. 195. Ἄϊδι: a metaplastic form of “Ἀίδης” (§ 19 f.), which in Homer is always the name of a person, the ruler of the nether world (§ 2 v.).This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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