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[114] The word βουλευτής does not recur in Homer, but the “βουλή” was an integral part of the heroic polity. The members of it are usually called “γέροντες” (see on 2.53, 4.259), and in the case of the Trojans “δημογέροντες,3.149, cf. 22.119. They are, however, not mentioned in the sequel.

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