Commentary on line 513
o)/felos, an accus. in apposition with the sentence, i.e. expressing the sum of the action; see H. G. 136. 4. The idea seems to be that, as Hector is not to be burnt with the garments, they will not go with him to the other world; his soul will wander naked on the hither side of the river (see App. L, 8). Still, the ceremony will be a funeral rite to do him honour, and will at least console the survivors. Lehrs ( Ar.p. 436) thinks that 510-14 contain two recensions, the first consisting of 5101-2-3, the second of 510-1-3-4. But the preceding explanation obviates the necessity of this very artificial supposition. au)toi=s is very weak; Nauck conj. αὖτις, but αὐτός (Hoogvliet' is incomparably better.
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