[476] δρησμοσύνΗν is “ἅπαξ λεγ”. in this sense, and possibly “δρηστοσύνην” (Od. 15.321) is the correct form. But Hesych. and the E. M. recognize “δρησμοσύνη”, explaining by “θεραπεία, ὑπηρεσία”. The reading of M “χρησμοσύνη” might be defended, as the meaning “arrangement” seems possible; see L. and S. s.v., and cf. “χρηστήριον” in the sense of “victim.” Pausanias' variant Πᾶσι is to be preferred to “καλά. πᾶσι” naturally leads to another enumeration of names, and excuses the repetition in 476, to which many commentators object. If the text of M is correct, the addition of “σεμνά” to “καλά” would be very awkward. There is perhaps an echo in an inscr. “Ἐφ. Ἀρχ”. iii. 81 “ὄργια πᾶσιν ἔφαινε βροτοῖς” (of a priest).
The Homeric Hymns, edited, with preface, apparatus criticus, notes, and appendices. Thomas W. Allen. E. E. Sikes. London. Macmillan. 1904.
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