[3] ἱκτηρίοις κλάδοισιν The suppliant carried a branch of olive or laurel （ἱκετηρία）, round which were twined festoons of wool（στέφη, στέμματα, —which words can stand for the ἱκετηρία itself, below 913, Hom. Il. 1.14）: Plut. Thes. 18 “ἦν δὲ [ἡ ἱκετηρία] κλάδος ἀπὸ τῆς ἱερᾶς ἐλαίας, ἐρίῳ λευκῷ κατεστεμμένος.” He laid his branch on the altar （ Eur. Her. 124 “βωμὸν καταστέψαντες”）, and left it there, if unsuccessful in his petition （Eur. Supp. 259）; if successful, he took it away （Eur. Supp. 359, below 143）. ἱκτηρίοις κλάδοισιν ἐξεστεμμένοι= ἱκτηρίους κλάδους ἐξεστεμμένους ἔχοντες: Xen. Anab. 4.3.28 “διηγκυλωμένους τοὺς ἀκοντιστὰς καὶ ἐπιβεβλημένους τοὺς τοξότας,” “the javelin-throwers with javelins grasped by the thong（ἀγκύλη）, and the archers with arrows fitted to the string.” So 18 ἐξεστεμμένον absol., = provided with στέφη （i.e. with ἱκετηρίαι: see last note）. Triclinius supposes that the suppliants, besides carrying boughs, wore garlands（ἐστεφανωμένοι）, and the priests may have done so: but ἐξεστεμμ. does not refer to this.
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