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[153] ἧντο, a unique form for “εἵατο, ἥατο”, due to the similarity of “ἧμαι” (“ἡσ-μαι”) to the vocalic stems, which admit both “-ντο” and “-ατο” after “η” (“βεβλή-αται — ξύμβλη-ντο” H. G. p. 5).

Lessing, in a well-known passage of the Laokoon (ch. xxi.), quotes the admiration of the old men as a supreme instance of the manner in which poetry can convey the idea of exceeding personal beauty without any attempt to describe a single feature.

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

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