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Syntax in The Odyssey

Syntax Examples in The Odyssey:

Book XIII

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"the fleetest runner in Crete..."   (Book XIII)

The syntax here could make the reference confusing. Orsilochus, not Idomeneus, was the fastest runner, and this perhaps explains why Odysseus had to ambush him rather than chase him.

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