[190] δαιμόνιε: the connection decides whether this is used in a respectful, a pitying, or a reproving tone, cf. v. 200, “Α 561, Ω” 194 (addressed by Priam to his sorrowing wife).
κακὸν ὥς: for the length of the ultima of “κακόν”, cf. “ὄρνιθα_ς ὥς” v. 764, “Γ 2, πέλεκυ_ς ὥς Γ 60, θεὸς ὥς Γ” 230. Praepositive “ὡς” is not used in Homeric comparisons, and when “ὡς” follows the word to which it belongs, it is accented; cf. 3.196. cf. “ὡς ὅτε” v. 209, “ὥς τε” v. 289, “ὡς” v. 326. κακόν: coward. “κακός” and “ἀγαθός” have no moral quality in Homer. They are useless and useful, according to the circumstances of the case; here, “κακόν” is useless in war.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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