[507] καὶ τὰ μέν: it is remarkable that the conjectures “καί θ᾽ ὁ μέν”, etc., should have been accepted down to Ludwich's text. Either “τὰ μέν” or “τὸ μέν” gives excellent sense, “firstly,” as often in Greek from Homer onwards (cf. Od. 2.46). “ὁ μέν” would introduce an opposition between persons, whereas Hermes is subject to both actions, “ἐφίλησε” and “ἐκμάσσατο”.
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