Homer: Iliad Book VI (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) by Unknown

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Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

218 καί: it seems that Aristarchus found the word superfluous (ΣA ad 6.218) although it is rhetorically effective: it presents an unusual gift exchange as a natural consequence of Bellerophontes’ stay. ἀλλήλοισι: a recurrent word in Diomedes’ speech; cf. 212–31n. ξεινήϊα καλά: gifts are an important aspect of guest-friendship (for which, see 174n.). They are not usually exchanged within the course of a single visit: normally, the host offers a gift to the guest; cf. 18.408; Od. 8.389 and 24.271–3, with Reece 1993: 35–6. Perhaps Diomedes has conflated two visits; but it may be significant that Bellerophontes reciprocates when he need not have done.

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