Definite article usage

[jk0592]

In book 1 of the Histories of Herodotus, chapter 6,
VI. [1] ΚÏ￾οῖσος ἦν Λυδὸς μὲν γένος, παῖς δὲ Ἀλυάττεω, Ï„Ï￾Ï￾αννος δὲ á¼￾θνέων τῶν á¼￾ντός á¼￾λυος ποταμοῦ, ὃς...
Why is τῶν occurring after á¼￾θνέων ?

[annis]

VI. [1] ΚÏ￾οῖσος ἦν Λυδὸς μὲν γένος, παῖς δὲ Ἀλυάττεω, Ï„Ï￾Ï￾αννος δὲ á¼￾θνέων τῶν á¼￾ντός á¼￾λυος ποταμοῦ, ὃς...
Why is τῶν occurring after á¼￾θνέων ?

This is an unusual, but permitted, variant of attributive position. See Smyth §1159 (or, item (3)).

[jk0592]

Annis,
Thank you for the explanation.
This is something new to me, as I have not seen it in Athenaze, although I have not quite finished volume 2 yet.
Browsing through "A greek grammar for colleges", it appears that Smyth is much more elaborate than Athenaze.
Once I finish Athenaze, I shall read Smyth.

[Bert]

Once I finish Athenaze, I shall read Smyth.

Smyth is great, but to sit down and read it will be a tough haul.