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[194] φῶτα and υἱόν in apposition as 21.546, cf. Od. 21.26 “φῶθ᾽ Ἡρακλῆα,” Od. 4.247 “φωτὶ δέκτηι”, the latter of which passages shews clearly that the addition of “φώς” does not imply anything like ‘manly’ or ‘heroic.’ “ἀνήρ” is used in just the same way, cf. “ἄνδρα Βιήνορα” 11.92, 5.649; and so “δῶρον ἀνδρὸς Ἕκτορος” Soph. Aj. 817.It is needless to say that Pausanias (ii. 26. 10) is wrong in taking it to mean ‘human son’ as opposed to his divine father. See on 2.731.

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

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