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[174] τυτθά, accus. plur. of “τυτθός” used adverbially, or, more accurately, as a proleptic predicate, ‘into small pieces.’ The plural is only found here and inf. 387 (where Zenodotus reads “τριχθά”), elsewhere the singular “τυτθόν” is employed. The wax is in the form of a “τροχός”, ‘round,’ or ‘disc,’ because we may suppose that when melted and clarified it was poured into a pan or bowl, the shape of which it preserved on cooling.

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