[207] ἐξείνισσα: received hospitably.
φίλησα: entertained. This shows the beginning of a law of nations by which embassies enjoy the rights of guests. For the attitude of Antenor toward the errand of this embassy, see on 2.822.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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