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[397] τείχεος clearly means the wall of Troy, not the Greek wall, as many have supposed; in the latter case it is impossible to get any sense out of the words, whereas the line as it stands is free from objection if we consider that in the original “Μῆνις” there was only one wall — that round Troy; so that after the excision of 364-71, 380-83 there is no longer any ambiguity in the words. Almost all editors regard the line as a mere gloss, because they hold that “τείχεος” necessarily means the Greek wall.

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

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