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[389] Nay, even if in the grave men forget their dead, yet will I even there be mindful of my dear comrade. This is the most forcible explanation, but it is somewhat strained. But the same may be said of the alternative, Even if men forget those who are dead in the grave, yet will I remember my friend even when he is there; this is not only obscure, but is an anti-climax after the preceding line, whereas the first alternative is a fitting culmination to 388. καταλ́ηθονται is used with a vague subject like “φασίν”, etc.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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