[149] πᾶς᾿ ἀγορὴ κινήθη: a return to v. 144.—Both comparisons are meant to depict the whole scene: the first (vs. 144-146) describes the sudden confusion with which the assembly dispersed; the second (vs. 147 -149), the uninterrupted rush in one direction, toward the ships.
ἀλαλητῷ: dat. of manner, in which sense a partic. is often used.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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