[822] “‘Tum variae comitum facies’ exquisitius quam comites varia facie et aspectu,” Heyne. “Tam multae scelerum facies” G. 1. 506. Whales form part of Homer's description Il. 13. 27, ἄταλλε δὲ κήτἐ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ Πάντοθεν ἐκ κευθμῶν, οὐδ᾽ ἠγνοίησεν ἄνακτα, though they are not there combined with sea gods. ‘Cete’ a Greek pl., like ‘mele,’ ‘pelage,’ in Lucr.
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