[57] ἀμβροσίην: see on v. 19; stand ing epith. of night as a gift of the gods for the refreshment of man's nature, with special reference to sleep, cf. “καὶ ὕπνου δῶρον ἕλοντο Η” 482.
μάλιστα: strengthens “ἄγχιστα”, cf. v. 220.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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