(1) sc. the riddle of the fisher-boys which comes at the end of
     this work.
(2) The verses of Hesiod are called doubtful in meaning because
     they are, if taken alone, either incomplete or absurd.
(3) “Works and Days”, ll. 383-392. (4) “Iliad” xiii, ll. 126-133, 339-344. (5) The accepted text of the “Iliad” contains 15,693 verses;
     that of the “Odyssey”, 12,110.
(6) “Iliad” ii, ll. 559-568 (with two additional verses). (7) “Homeric Hymns”, iii.