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grbs-4711	Dyck, Andrew R.	On Digenes Akrites, Grottaferrata Version, Book 6	1987	21	.pdf	application/pdf	10494	449	68	At this point in the narrative a digression is inserted to explain how it was that a horse was readily available: after unhorsing Maximo Digenes was sur­ rounded by her troops and had a difficult struggle in which he was protected by God and his strong armor; he killed as many adversaries as he caught; others fled, leaving behind their horses (30 18ff). They comprise a statement that Digenes as narrator is reluctant to dilate upon his exploits, an expression of self-condemnation for his second act of adultery52 (which in G, however, does not take place until the following day), and a narrative of the battle subsequent to Maximo's defeat that contradicts both itself and the narrative at 3018ff: \ \ \	cache/grbs-4711.pdf	txt/grbs-4711.txt