[268] Prima quies, 1. 474. ‘Mortalibus aegris,’ G. 1. 237 (note), where “munere divom” answers to ‘dono divom’ here, mortals being characterized in their relation to the gods. The epithet here is general, but it is meant to excite sympathy for the Trojans, betrayed while enjoying the relief which kind nature gives to overtoiled mortality. So v. 253, and 6. 520. Contrast Aesch. Ag. 336, ὡς δ᾽ εὐδαίμονες Ἀφύλακτον εὑδήσουσι πᾶσαν εὐφρόνην, of the first tranquil sleep enjoyed by the victors after a ten years' siege, unbroken by watchings, and unmolested by the cold airs of heaven.
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