[340] “ἐν πυρὶ κτλ”.: ironical wish in his indignation. “Let all be thrown into the flames, as worthless.”
ἐν πυρί: cf. 5.215, where the archer Pandaros, in vexation, vows to break his bow and throw it into the fire, as useless. 341 = 4.159. σπονδαὶ ἄκρητοι: libations to the gods with unmixed wine, see on 3.270; although no wine was drunk unmixed with water.—“δεξιαί”.: see on 1.54, i.e. pledges given by the right hand. ἐπέπιθμεν: plpf. with out variable vowel, for “ἐπεποίθειμεν”, see § 31 c.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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