[755] ὅρκου δεινοῦ: explained by its appos. “Στυγός”. cf. “Στυγὸς ὕδωρ, ὅς τε μέγιστος ι ὅρκος δεινότατός τε πέλει μακάρεσσι θεοῖσιν ε” 185 f. — This introduces a mythical explanation that gives a miraculous quality to the water.
Στυγός: limits “ὕδατος” as in Od. 5.185, just quoted. ἀπορρώξ: branch of the water of the Styx, as the Cocytus also is said to be (Od. 10.514). This mysterious connection with the Styx (a stream with a high fall, in Arcadia) was imagined prob. because of its violent current. 756-759. The Magnesians.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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