This paper trays to resolve the syntactical problem posed by the datives of the comparative phrase ὥσπερ ἄκροις τισὶν ἢ χερρονήσοις ἀνέχουσιν ἐκ βυθοῦ (Plu., De facie 938D), by changing into ἀνεχούσης the plural dativ ...