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HOMER’S ILIAD

AND ODYSSEY WITH EXPLANATIONS. original Greek: "meta tōn exēgēseōn," referring to the inclusion of scholarly commentaries or "scholia" that interpret the text.

THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY OF HOMER,

WITH INTERPRETATION.

The emendations of Henri Estienne Latin: "H. Stephani." Estienne was one of the most influential classical scholars of the Renaissance. for both works, expanded in several places.

With variant readings placed in the margin.

This illustration is the printer's mark of Johann Herwagen (Johannes Hervagius). It depicts a three-headed bust, known as Hermes Tricephalos (the Triple-headed Hermes or Mercury), mounted upon a fluted classical column. Hermes was the god of eloquence and interpretation, fitting for a scholarly press. The column stands amidst tufts of grass and foliage, a symbol of the enduring and grounded nature of classical learning.

BASEL, AT THE PRESS OF JOHANN HERWAGEN,

IN THE YEAR 1554.