Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2018
This article is a discussion and analysis of Aeschylus Agamemnon 104–05, with special reference to the epic models operating behind the typically Homeric enjambement ἀνδρῶν / ἐκτελέων. The ἄνδρες should be understood as the Argive heroes of the expedition against Troy, and not as the sons of Atreus, Agamemnon and Menelaus. This interpretation is supported by a number of examples taken from Archaic and Hellenistic epic poems.
andrea.rodighiero@univr.it. Special thanks go to JHS's anonymous referees and to Enrico Medda, who read a previous draft and generously gave me precious suggestions as well as the invaluable opportunity to consult his in-depth and extensive commentary. I should also like to thank Alexandre Johnston for his help in improving the English version of this paper.