Note 260 — Chapter XXII

Ἦ ῥα γυνὴ ταμίη· ὁ δ’ ἀπέσσυτο δώματος Ἕκτωρ Τὴν αὐτὴν ὁδὸν αὖτις ἐϋκτιμένας κατ’ ἀγυιὰς. Εὖτε πύλας ἵκανε διερχόμενος μέγα ἄστυ Σκαιάς, τῇ γὰρ ἔμελλε διεξίμεναι πεδίονδε—— “So spoke the ancient dame; and Hector straight Through the wide streets his rapid steps retraced. But when at last the mighty city’s length Was traversed, and the Scæan Gates were reached, Whence was the outlet to the plain——”