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[130] The sudden turn in the battle is quite out of proportion to what has gone before; there is no indication of any general rally on the Greek side, and the idea that Diomedes could unaided have caused a general rout of the enemy seems to be a mere outbidding of his exploits even where he has divine assistance, as in the fifth book. These objections could to some extent be evaded by supposing 131 to be an interpolation. ἀμήχανα, irremediable, admitting no “μῆχος” to evade them.

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

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