Some  for  Salamis  substitute  Cumae,  others  for  Salamis  and
Rhodes  have  Pylos  and  Ithaca.  Antipater  of  Sidon  has  left  the
following  epigiam  in  the  Anthology  : —

"  *£irra  irdXei;  ndpvavro  ao<pfiv  3ia  pi^av  *On^poVj
Epf>va,  X(0(,  KoXo0a>v,  'I0a<i7,  IlvXof ,  "Apyof,  'AO^ca*-'*
Lec  Allatius,  himself  a  native  of  Chios,  in  a  vroA.  written  on  the
subject  of  Homer's  native  country,  argues  strongly  in  fiiToar  of
Chios.  One  of  the  main  supforts,  however,  of  this  theory,  namely
the  line  m  the  Hymn  to  Apollo,  where  mention  is  made  of  the
'*  blind  man"  who  "  dwells  in  rocky  Chios,**  is  now  removed,  that
poem  not  being  Homer's.  Of  all  the  places  referred  to,  Smyrna
appears  to  have  the  best  claim.
6.  Dtlubrum  ejus,  &c.  "They  have  dedicated  a  temple  to
him."  Literally,  *'  a  shrine  of  his."  Consult  the  learned  work  o1
Gisbert  Cuper,  (AmsL  1683,  4to.)  on  a  marble  which  has  come
down  to  us,  with  a  representation  on  it  of  Homer's  Apotheosis.
7.  Contendunt,  Weiske  thinks,  that  de  eo,  or  some  similti
words,  have  been  dropped  from  tins  clause.  This  suf^xMition  seems
haMly  necessary,  considering  all  that  precedes.
8.  Alienum.  "  A  mere  stranger."  Referring  to  Homer. —
Hunc  vivum.     **  This  one  while  still  alive."     Alluding  to  Archias.
9.  Et  voluntatc  et  legihus.  "  Both  from  inclination  and  by  ths
laws."  The  laws  of  Rome  respecting  citizenship. — Repudtanau.
'*  Are  we  rejecting."  Some  editions  have  repidiabimtiSf  but  the
present  is  more  emphatic,  and  is  sanctioned  by  the  greater  numbei
of  manuscripts.
