Homeric Questions and On the Cave of the Nymphs

A with the name of soldiers, he uses it for bees.
"Like the nations of swarms of dense bees."
It is a name for a multitude of men. Thus, comparing Hector's rush to a rolling stone, he says the stone leaps and flies. And ending. As if having arrived from the soldier himself, but to a stone, he adds: "But it runs safely, firm until it arrives."

B In this way also concerning the wave, he compares the army, having said beforehand:
"As when on the resounding shore a sea wave
Rises, moved by the west wind."
He transfers from the soldiers and the things that follow. In the sea at first it bristles. But conversely, he places the words of the similes

Γ upon the things. As also of Achilles:
"As when an audible voice, when the trumpet sounds."
Having said this, having transferred from the trumpet, he adds it upon the man:
"And they, when they heard the brazen voice of the son of Aeacus."
And those things are endangered for him. For example, "the iron clamor sent a brazen heaven through the unharvested ether."

Δ

The things following this seemed to be full of much confusion.
"And the other city were sitting two armies of people,
Shining in arms. Two counsels were pleasing to them,
Either to sack it, or to divide everything in two,
All the property which the lovely city held within."

E "But they were not yet obeying, but were arming for an ambush.
The wives and dear children were guarding the wall, standing,
And among them men whom age held.
They went. Ares and Pallas Athena led them,
Both golden, and they wore golden clothes,
Beautiful and large with arms, as even gods are."