[435] ἀζηχὲς μεμακυῖαι (“μηκάομαι”): bears the weight of the comparison. The two other partics. are circumstantial, “ἀμελγόμεναι” adding a detail to the picture, and “ἀκούουσαι” giving the reason for “μεμακυῖαι”. — Two examples of ‘apparent hiatus.’
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