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[504] “ἢ .. ἢ .. ἦ”: the (indirect) question is only double, not treble; the second “ἤ” being subordinate to the first, i.e. “ἐξερύοι” and “ἐκφέροι” are only two variations of the main alternative given by “δίφρον ἑλών”. For another instance of the lightness of the Homeric chariot see 8.441, though there the wheels are possibly separated from the car, which cannot be the case here.

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

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