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This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Lara Pagani and first published on 29/01/2005.

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Biography:

Alexion, nicknamed ὁ χωλός "the Lame" (Sch. Il. 21, 282e. 21, 331e), engaged in Homeric¹ exegesis: the Homeric scholia that can be traced back to Herodianus² and the Etymologica³ show his interest in etymological and gramm…