Commentary on line 7
pote/ontai. This form (found also in Il.19. 357) is originally the same as the contracted ποτῶνται flit about ( Il.2. 462), from ποτάονται. It does not follow, however, that we should read ποτάονται here. The form ποτέονται is Ionic, like μενοίνεον, ὁμόκλεον, ἤντεον, τρόπεον. The question as to the relative antiquity of this group of forms depends on the general question of the original dialect of Homer.
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