ο? γά? πω τοίους ἴδον ἀνέ?ας ο?δὲ ἴδωμαι,
οἷον Πει?ίθοόν τε Δ?ύαντά τε ποιμένα λαῶν
Καινέα τ' Ἐξάδιόν τε καὶ ἀντίθεον Πολύφημον
Il. 1.261-264
I do not understand how these direct objects are being correlated. Why does Homer use "kai" for the last object instead of "te"?
usage of "te kai"
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Re: usage of "te kai"
Monro §331 (p.301), on τε: "The combinations τε — καί and τε — ἠδέ (or ἰδέ) are also common in Homer, and are not sensibly different in meaning from τε — τε:"vir litterarum wrote:I do not understand how these direct objects are being correlated. Why does Homer use "kai" for the last object instead of "te"?
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