τὸν ὑπασπίδιον κόσμον φερέτω.
Ajax. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
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1403-1408. mvp-comment-898-1 Perhaps the tripod and the armour were carried in the procession, which would go forth while the Chorus or the Coryphaeus chanted ll. 1418-20. During the words of Teucer, various attendants are moving to and fro, until at l. 1413 all is ready, and the procession forms.
1407-1408. mvp-comment-901-1 According to the wish of Ajax expressed to the mariners, supr. 572 foll., his body-armour is to be buried with him, while the shield is leſt to Eurysaces. The Chorus must be supposed to have communicated this message to Teucer. See Introduction. Join ἐκ κλισίας φερέτω. The crowd who have gathered are now ready as one man to obey Teucer.