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[482] τηλύγετον: see l. 143. The force of the word here is given by M. and R. (Od. 4.11): ‘a father's increasing fondness for an only son is described: he is the heir of (“ἐπί”) large possessions, and the father's love for him grows as the chance of having other sons diminishes; the eldest being already in early manhood.’

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