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[766] The reading here is doubtful. “Πηρείηι” seems to be merely an itacistic variant; though Byz. Steph. and Hesychios mention a town of that name in Thessaly, nothing more is known of it, and it is probably only a deduction from this line, supported by the fact that the position of Pieria is clearly too far north. Besides, the horses were evidently bred by Apollo during his service with Admetos at Pherai. Hence Valckenaer conj. “Φηρείηι”, which has a shade of MS. support, and would be satisfactory but for the fact that the Thessalian town is “Φεραί” (711), “Φῆραι” being in Messenia. But the patronymic “Φηρητιάδης” points to some variation of quantity, as it is evidently connected with the name of the town.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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