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[158] ὑπασπίδια = “ὑπὸ τῆι ἀσπίδι”, and so 807, 16.609. The word expresses the characteristic Mykenaian attitude of guard against attack. For the formation cf. “ὑπέρμορα”, and the other instances of adjectives equivalent to a preposition governing a noun in H. G. § 127. 2. The later “ὑπασπίζειν” and “ὑπασπιστής” have a different meaning, and so has the tragic use of the adj., as will be seen on reference to the Notice Lex.the marked alliteration of “π” in 157-8, as usual a mere accident. κοῦφα seems to indicate the trained hero who can move with ease even beneath his ponderous shield.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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