¹ I should like to quote a remarkable illustration of the extended usage from Il. 19. 386 (Achilles trying on the armour made by Hephaestus to see if it will fit): τῷ δ' εὐτε πτερ⋯ γ⋯γνετ', ἤειμ⋯να λαῷν. The moderns shirk an explanation, beyond noting that Xenophon echoes Homer in Cyrop. 2. 3. 14: τ⋯ τῳν ὅπλων φ⋯ρημα πτερο⋯ς μ⋯λλον ⋯οικ⋯ναι ἢ φορτ⋯ῳ. But Porphyrius' note shows that the ancients were aware of something strange which required elucidation. It is, perhaps, enough to quote his opening words: τιν⋯ς φασιν ἵτι ⋯μετεώρισεν αὐτ⋯ν ⋯σμος κα⋯ γαυρι⋯ν ⋯πο⋯ει. Homer seems to say that the adjustment of his new equipment was so perfect that it filled him with the joy of battle.