Iliad 16.855–857· Homeric Greek
As he finished speaking As he finishes his last speech, death’s end covers him. His psyche flies from his limbs to Hades, lamenting its fate, leaving manhood and youth. Established text. Forty-two is not in the sentence.
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Iliad 16.855 ὣς ἄρα μιν εἰπόντα τέλος θανάτοιο κάλυψε·
Iliad 16.856 ψυχὴ δ’ ἐκ ῥεθέων πταμένη Ἄϊδος δὲ βεβήκει
Iliad 16.857 ὃν πότμον γοόωσα λιποῦσ’ ἀνδροτῆτα καὶ ἥβην.
Evidence layer · 17 01 Source text 02 Transliteration 03 Morphology 04 Lexeme 05 Grammar 06 Semantic range 07 Immediate context 08 Other occurrences 09 Textual variants 10 Translations 11 Historical setting 12 Literary structure 13 Scholarly interpretations 14 Later reception 15 Numerical layer 16 Constellation 17 Next questions
01 Source text 02 Transliteration 03 Morphology 04 Lexeme 05 Grammar 06 Semantic range 07 Immediate context 08 Other occurrences 09 Textual variants 10 Translations 11 Historical setting 12 Literary structure 13 Scholarly interpretations 14 Later reception 15 Numerical layer 16 Constellation 17 Next questions