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[329] The grounds of objection against this line are given in Schol. H. Q. “καὶ μὴν καὶ τῶν ἄλλωννοῦς ἦν ἔμπεδος ὡς τὸ πάρος περ”,’ so that it was superfluous for Circe to say of Odysseus that he had νόος ἀκήλητος. But the difficulty is more apparent than real; she means that he had that strong and stubborn mind which was generally proof against sorcery. She does not know that he carries an amulet to protect him.

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