[304] οἶος: i.e. as “πρόμαχος”, explained by “πρόσθ᾽ ἄλλων”. cf. 3.16, 22. —In general, the Homeric heroes fought independently and severally, and made hardly an effort to maintain a regular line.
πρόσθε: local, cf. “προπάροιθεν ὁμίλου μακρὰ βιβάντα” (striding) 3.22.This text is part of:
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