Zenodotus

analysis of van der Valk’s argument that Zenodotus’ reading ἔλπομαι εὐχόμενος is superior to the Aristarchus’ and manuscript tradition’s reading (van der Valk 1964.76). Argues that both reading ... Continue reading

reference reference to Zenodotus’ opinion that Homer could not have composed the Shield of Achilles. See scholia Il. XVIII.483 (A)Beginning at I.18.483 and ending at I.18.603 ... Continue reading

... t once used by Aristarchus, but there was a variant reading apoktamenos ‘killed’ (ἀποκταμένου) in the base text used by Zenodotus. For the implications of such variation between the ... Continue reading

In his edition of Homer, Zenodotus athetized—that is, he rejected as non-Homeric—the verse at I.21.195, as we know from the scholia for this verse in the Geneva manuscript of th ... Continue reading

... Athena] will conduct [pempein]him [= Telemachus] on his way to Sparta and to sandy PylosBut the text as transmitted by Zenodotus reads:πέμψω δ’ ἐς Κρήτην τε καὶ ἐς Πύλον ἠμαθόεντα‘I ... Continue reading

... s,the one who was the last of the Achaeans, wearers of bronze tunics, to come back home.’But the text as transmitted by Zenodotus reads:πρῶτα μὲν ἐς Πύλον ἐλθέ, …κεῖθεν δ’ ἐς Κρήτην ... Continue reading