[23] ἀλλά: “εἰ μή” would have been regular.
Ἥφαιστος: in general, this god aided the Achaeans, but he saves Idaeus because of the services of the warrior's father. cf. 10 f. — The second half-verse explains and amplifies “ἔρυτο”.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books IV-VI. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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