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κάλπιδα: As in Od. 7. 20: παρθενικῇ ἐικυῖα νεήνιδι κάλπιν ἐχούσῃ.

λόχμας ὑπὸ κυανέας: The genitive with the notion of overarching. Mommsen reads with A λόχμαις ὑπὸ κυανέαις. For genitive, compare O. 2.91; 13, 111. For λόχμα, P. 4.244: κεῖτο γὰρ λόχμᾳ.

κυανέας: The colors are contrasted, dark blue with yellow, cold with warm.


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