[781] “The earth trembled as from an earthquake.”
Διὶ ὥς: sc. “στεναχίξει”, — groaned as it groans under Zeus, under the power of Zeus. “ὑπὸ ποσσί” v. 784 corresponds to this. Διί: for the length of the ultima, see on “ὄρνιθας” v. 764, and “Διί” v. 636.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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