[373] = 4.290 f.
374 = 13.816. χερσὶν ὕπο: for “ὑπό” with the dat., in its transition from local to causal sense, cf. v. 860; see § 3 h “γ”. ἁλοῦσα: aor. to mark the capture of the city as the decisive moment, while “περθομένη” refers to the duration of the work of destruction, cf. 1.331.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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