[390] πέμπουσιν: escort (§ 2 v). The pres. is used since the act is not completed. The ‘historical pres.’ is not Homeric.
ἄγουσι δέ: a subord. member of the sent., with chiastic relation to “πέμπουσιν” (§ 2 o). ἄνακτι: Apollo, cf. vs. 36, 444.This text is part of:
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