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DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE FLORENTINE AND THE ALDINE EDITIONS
| Florentine | Aldine | Page | Verse |
|---|---|---|---|
| were blooming original: "ἀνθέσκον" | were blooming original: "ἀνθέσσον"; a variation in spelling | 187 | 24 |
| those returning original: "οὓς ἐπανιόντας" | him returning original: "ὃν ἐπανιόντα" | 187 | in the first summary of Book 11 original: "λ", the Greek numeral for 11 |
| to be filled up original: "ἀναπλέεσθαι" | to be washed out original: "ἀναπλύσεσθαι" | 190 | 22 |
| might grow original: "πεφύκῃ" | might puff original: "ποφύκῃ"; likely a typographical error or obscure variant | 195 | 17 |
| evil original: "κακόν" | beautiful original: "καλόν" | 198 | 2 |
| again original: "αὐτ’" | again original: "αὖτ’"; a minor variation in breathing or accent | 199 | 24 |
| the voice reached original: "ἴκετο φωνή" | the shout reached original: "ἴκετ’ ἀϋτή" | 200 | 24 |
| great original: "μέγας" | middle original: "μέσον" | 202 | 29 |
| two wings original: "πτέρυγε"; the dual form | wings original: "πτέρυχε"; a dialectal variant | 202 | 33 |
| well-polished original: "εὔξοον" | well-flowing original: "εὐπρόχοον" | 211 | 1 |
| he sawed/gritted original: "πρῖσ’" | [unclear] original: "ποτισίδ’"; possibly a corruption in the Aldine text | 211 | 7 |
| nameless ones original: "νωνύμνους" | namelessly original: "νωνύμως" | 211 | 13 |
| nameless ones original: "νωνύμνους" | namelessly original: "νωνύμως" | 226 | 3 |
| but away from all original: "ἀλλ’ ἀπὸ πάντας" | but having disembarked original: "ἀλλ’ ἀποβάντας" | 211 | 26 |
| chariots original: "ἅρματα" | chariot original: "ἅρμα"; singular vs. plural | 212 | 17 |
| he persuades original: "πείθει" | he was persuading original: "πεῖθεν"; a change in tense from present to imperfect | 213 | 24 |
| in the heart original: "θυμῷ" | the heart original: "θυμόν"; a change in grammatical case | 213 | 30 |
| continuous original: "διηνεκέεσσι" | continuous original: "διηνεκέσι"; a shortened poetic form | 216 | 9 |
| I look upon original: "ἐπείδω" | [unclear] original: "ἐπείσδω" | 217 | 28 |
| grant to the other to bear original: "χαρίζε τῇ ἑτέρῃ φέρει" | might hold in both hands original: "χέρσιν ἐπ’ ἀμφοτέρῃς ἔχοι" | 218 | 1 |
| of the rudder original: "πηδάλου" | of the rudder original: "πηδαλίου"; a more standard form | 224 | 39 |
| he reached out original: "ὀρέξατο" | he hurled a javelin original: "ἀκόντισε" | 227 | 12 |
| to perish original: "ὀλέσθαι" | to destroy original: "ὀλέσσαι"; a difference between dying oneself and killing another | 228 | 24 |
| who indeed original: "ὃς ῥα" | look! original: "ὅρα" | 235 | 19 |
| I spoke original: "ἔλεξα" | I charmed original: "ἔθελξα" | 246 | 23 |
| to cry out original: "ἀνβοῶσαι" | to restore original: "ἀναῤῥῶσαι" | 253 | in the summary of Book 15 original: "ο", the Greek numeral for 15 |
| easily original: "ῥέα" | easily original: "ῥῆα"; an Epic/poetic spelling | 258 | 5 |
| equal-shared original: "ἰσόμοιρον" | equal-fated original: "ἰσόμορον" | 258 | 27 |
| of children original: "τεκέων" | of parents original: "τοκέων"; a common single-letter variation in Greek manuscripts | 268 | 24 |
| to ears original: "ὡσὶ" | in this way original: "ὠδὶ" | 268 | 43 |
| thick/frequent original: "πυκνοί" | shrewd/thick original: "πικινοί"; an Epic variant of the same word | 276 | 19 |
| at the beginning of which verse read "perceiving" original: "νοήντων" | |||
| having reached original: "κιχεὶς" | having reached original: "κικεὶς"; a dialectal variation | 279 | 16 |
| A new verse which begins with "immortal" (ἄμβροτοι) is not found in the Florentine copy. | 280 | ||
| rich in counsel original: "πολύμητον" | rich in sheep original: "πολύμηλον" | 280 | 45 |
| they gave to one another original: "ἀλλήλοις ἐπόρεσσαν" | they rushed at one another original: "ἐπ’ ἀλλήλοισιν ὄρεσσαν" | 281 | 12 |
| seeing you original: "τός σ’ ἰδιὼν" | seeing him original: "τόν δ’ ἰδὼν" | 281 | 13 |
| the two shouting original: "αὔσαντε" | shouting original: "αὔσαντες"; dual vs. plural form | 284 | 10 |
| holy things original: "ἱερά" | holy things original: "ἱρά"; a contracted Epic form | 286 | 10 |
| he let go original: "ἀνῆκεν" | he helped original: "ὤνηκεν" | 286 | 43 |
| into toil original: "εἰς πόνον" | upward toil original: "ἄμπονον" | 287 | 32 |
| as/like original: "ὥστ’" | [variant] original: "ὦτ’" | 288 | 17 |
| behind original: "ὄπισθεν" | behind original: "ὄπιθεν"; a variation in spelling | 289 | 20 |
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