The Iliad and the Odyssey (1535) - Page 17

ANNOTATION OF THE PLACES WHERE THE ALDINE

copy, which we have mostly followed, does not agree

with the Florentine.

Florentine	Aldine	Page	Verse
aiming original: "ἐφιές"	dismissing original: "ἀφιές"	5	2
two original: "δύο"	two original: "δύω"; a variant spelling common in Epic Greek	15	5
let us appease original: "ἱλασώμεθα"	let us appease original: "ἱλασώμεθ'"; an elided form where the final vowel is dropped before a word starting with a vowel	20	9
to Psamathus original: "Ψαμάθῳ"; referring to a specific person or location	to the sands original: "Ψαμάθοις"; a plural form	21	28
but with the foot original: "ποδὶ δέ"	but again with the foot original: "ποδὶ δ' αὖ"	28	20
but by counsel original: "βουλῇ δέ"	for by counsel original: "βουλῇ γάρ"	28	50
with the ship original: "σὺν νηΐ"	beside the ship original: "πὰρ νηΐ"	37	17
wintry original: "χειμέριος"	wintry original: "χιμέριος"; a likely spelling error in the Aldine edition	57	18
to them original: "αὐτοῖς"	to him original: "αὐτῷ"	59	11
you may enter original: "εἴσῃς"	you may enter original: "εἰσήῃς"; a rhythmic variant	43	15
to make war original: "πολεμίζειν"	of war original: "πολέμοιο"	49	25
for themselves original: "σφίσι"	for them original: "σφί"	49	28
he ruled the Aetolians original: "Αἰτωλῶν δ' ἦρχε"	he led the Aetolians original: "Αἰτωλῶν δ' ἡγεῖτο"	50	24
assembled original: "ἀγρομένοισι"	assembling original: "ἀγειρομένοισι"	66	8
they might cut original: "τάμωσιν"	he might cut for himself original: "τάμηται"	67	22
of the Zeus-nourished original: "διοτρεφέων"	of the leaders original: "ἀρχιδάων"	83	26
thus original: "οὕτω"	thus original: "οὕτως"; a common variant ending	84	16
foolish original: "μώρῳ"	[obscure variants] original: "βώρῳ καὶ θώρῳ"	94	13
progress original: "προόδῳ"	before the road original: "πρὸ ὁδόν"	95	31
should read "the purple cloak" original: "καππανκιάδι"		96	7
should read "he sent upon," as it is in our copy original: "ἐφῆκε"		98	33
Aeneas the blameless son original: "Αἰνείας δ' υἱὸς ἀμύμων"	Aeneas the son of the great-hearted original: "Αἰνείας δ' υἱὸς μεγαλήτορος"	99	38
was released original: "ἐξελύθη"	was poured out original: "ἐξεχύθη"	101	5
he may fight original: "μάχηται"	he might fight original: "μάχοιτο"	105	15
shells/hulls original: "κέλυσφιν"	[obscure variant] original: "πέλυσφιν"	107	26
strong original: "κάρτερας"	rulers original: "κράτορας"	110	25
ruler original: "κράτορα"	strong original: "καρτέρα"	114	13
instead of the chariot original: "ἀνθ' ὤχων"	instead of the ichor original: "ἀνθ' ἰχώρ"; ichor is the blood of the gods	115	11
whom indeed the strongest original: "ὃν δὴ κάρτιστον"	whom indeed I the strongest original: "ὃν δὴ ἐγὼ κάρτιστον"	120	39
to fight original: "μαχέεσθαι"	to have fought original: "μαχέσασθαι"	120	46

On page 124, after verse 59, which begins "lest you despair" original: "μὴ ἀπογνώσεας", the following four verses, which we have added from the Aldine copy, are missing in the Florentine edition.

Florentine	Aldine	Page	Verse
is unseemly original: "ἀδεικὴς ἔστι"	is indeed unseemly original: "ἀδεικὴς γ' ἔστι"	134	18
I might reveal original: "προφανίσαιμι"	they appeared original: "προφανήντε"	152	18
if original: "αἰκ'"	if original: "εἰκ'"; a regional dialect variant	155	45
light original: "σέλα"	light original: "σέλας"; standard form	156	21
"together" original: "ἄμα" omitted in Florentine.		174	13
to them original: "σφίμ"	to them original: "σφίσιν"	179	50
together original: "ξυνί"	in original: "ἐν"	180	5
of this original: "τῆς"	to this original: "τῇ"	180	14
having mixed original: "μεμικλώς"	bellowing original: "μεμυκώς"	184	11