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Iliad 18.483-608

... rt, the visual or at least visualized narrative of the Shield, I.18.483–608. But Zenodotus retained these verses in the base text of his edition. We know this from the fact that Aris ... Continue reading

Iliad 18.499

... s described at I.18.499 as apophthimenos (ἀποφθιμένου), that is, as someone who ‘perished’. This reading comes from the base text once used by Aristarchus, but there was a variant re ... Continue reading

Odyssey 23.310-343

... ubts concerning the authenticity of a given set of verses in Homeric poetry, they would still retain such verses in the base text of their editions. This point is relevant to the com ... Continue reading