[353] τιμήν περ: honor at least, placed first with emphasis; chiastic with “μινυνθάδιον” (§ 2 o).
ὄφελλεν: the past tense of verbs of obligation is used to imply that the obligation was not complied with. Ὀλύμπιος: is used in the sing. only of Zeus, as v. 589, 2.309; in the pl. of all the gods, as v. 399.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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