[23] “εὕδεις κτλ”.: a reproach, for which the reason is given by a com monplace remark, v. 24. cf. nate dea, potes hoc sub casu ducere somnos? Verg. Aen. iv. 560.
δαΐφρονος: fiery-hearted. ἱπποδάμοιο: lit. master of horses, i.e. knight. Horse-tamer gives a false tone in Eng. 26 = v. 63, 24.133. ξύνες: give ear, from “ξυνίημι”. The change from the character of Nestor to that of a messenger from Zeus, is suited to the nature of a dream; cf. the change from the form of Penelope's sister to a messenger of Athene, Od. 4.797, 829. Διὸς δέ: paratactic, instead of a causal clause, cf. 1.200. τοί: for thee, “you may know”; ethical dat. 27 = 24.174, whence Aristarchus thought that this was borrowed. σεῦ: depends on “κήδεται”, while “σέ” is implied as the obj. of “ἐλεαίρει”. See on 1.196. The care and sympathy of Zeus are motives to prompt Agamemnon to a speedy execution of the command. 28-32 = vs. 11-15, with slight change.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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