[369] αἰπά, headlong, perhaps in allusion to the cataract formed by the terrestrial Styx in Arkadia, which by its wild surroundings and dizzy precipice typified the river of hell. See the graphic description in Frazer Paus. iv. 250.
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[369] αἰπά, headlong, perhaps in allusion to the cataract formed by the terrestrial Styx in Arkadia, which by its wild surroundings and dizzy precipice typified the river of hell. See the graphic description in Frazer Paus. iv. 250.
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