ABSTRACT
Hardie discusses whether clipeum is (a) nominative (neuter) with super as an adverb, or (b) accusative (in which case, of course, it could be either masculine or neuter) with super as a preposition and Bitias (ingens) as the subject for intonat. Hardie's arguments for the first alternative are convincing. In his interpretation the passage falls into line with Homer's formulaic line (e.g. Il. 4. 504) δoύπησεv δὲ πεσώv (~ conlapsa ruunt immania membra, / dat tellus gemitum), ἀράβησε δὲ τεύχε' ἐπ' αὐτῷ (~ clipeum [nom.] super intonat ingens).
