[19, 20] Henry seems right in taking the latter part of the sentence as simply explanatory of the former, the ‘armato milite’ being identical with the ‘delecta corpora,’ but it is not so certain that these are summed up in the nine who come out of the horse in v. 260, as vv. 328, 401, would lead us to suppose that the number was larger, even if we do not suppose Virg. to be in agreement with Hom., who in Od. 4. 287, mentions one, Anticlus, not included in Virg.'s list. ‘Penitus’ goes with ‘conplent.’
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