[225] Ἀτρεΐδη: Thersites gives him no title of honor, but this was not necessary, see v. 284, 1.17.—“τέο: τίνος” (§ 24 r) for what. For the gen., see on 1.65.
δὴ αὖτε: cf. 1.340.—Instead of inquiring the purpose of Agamemnon, Thersites attributes to the king the most selfish motives (implying that he continues the war only for his own private advantage), and alludes maliciously to the quarrel with Achilles.—“What dost thou lack? Hast thou not enough?”This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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