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[376] οἱ is, of course, ‘dat. commodi.’ θεῖον ἀγῶνα the assembly of the gods, see note on 7.298, 15.428. It is curious that the un-Homeric “δύσονται” or “δύσωνται” should have invaded nearly all MSS. It is probably a reminiscence of 7.298. The variant “θεῖον κατὰ δῶμα ϝέοιντο” either involves the omission of the next line, or may be corrupt, and mean that “κατά” was read for “πρός” in 377. The automatically travelling tripods may be compared to the gold and silver dogs made by Hephaistos which guarded the palace of Alkinoos, Od. 7.91-95, as well as to the golden handmaids below, 418. The very sparing use made of such marvels even in Olympos is noteworthy.

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

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