[498] εὐρύοπα: far sounding, far thundering; for the form, perhaps a stereotyped nom., see § 16 b.
499 = “Ε 754, Θ” 3. ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ: from which he looks out upon the world again, after his long absence. cf. summo sedet altus Olympo Verg. Aen. xi. 726. πολυδειράδος: (from “δειρά” neck). Epiths. appropriate to men are often applied to natural objects. cf. “καρήνων” v. 44, ‘foothills,’ ‘shoulder of the mountain,’ ‘arm of the sea,’ ‘mouth of the river.’This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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