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[72] ῥεῖα may perhaps go with ἀπιόντος, of the easy movement of a god: cf. “ῥεῖα μετεισάμενος”, 90. But the order of the words, and the following “ἀρίγνωτοι”, are in favour of joining it with “ἔγνων”. As to the ease with which gods are discerned, we must understand it to mean that they can easily make themselves known when they wish; throughout Iliad and Odyssey a god can always preserve his incognito when he so desires.

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