03-27-2012, 07:09 PM
The lines Dan quoted are a typical formula unchanged in three or four arming scenes, note however the oblique placement of "ἀργυρέοισιν" and how the sentence runs on with that and indeed the typically analogous construction. So:
First he placed along his legs the fair greaves linked with
silver fastenings to hold the greaves at the ankle
First he placed along his legs the fair greaves linked with
silver fastenings to hold the greaves at the ankle
Jass