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[157] ἀτρυτώνη: one of the obscure titles of gods, of which we cannot even say with confidence that they are of Hellenic or Indo-European origin. The common explanation is that it means ‘unwearied one,’ from “τρύω” to rub (in the sense ‘to wear out’). It is equally likely that it may be connected with the first element in the equally obscure “Τριτογένεια”, for which see note on 4.515. (Reference may also be made to Autenrieth, App. to Nägelsbach's Hom. Theologie ed. 3, p. 413.)

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

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