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[160] Ἄντεια, called “Σθενέβοια” in the later legend. δῖα is used also of Klytaimnestra, in a purely formal sense implying no moral approval, Od. 3.266; cf. 3.352. So Aigisthos is “ἀμύμων,” Od. 1.29. ἐπεμήνατο, had mad desire for; Ar. Vesp. 744.The story is one which is familiar in various forms, as one of the most widely spread subjects of romance. Joseph and Hippolytos recall two of the best-known instances of it.

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

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