Editing Dactylic hexameter (section)

==== Greek ====

In Greek a syllable is long if it contains a long vowel or a dipthong or two consonants follow the vowel(s) of the syllable{{r|allen1968|p=97}}{{r|clark2004|p=119}}{{r|raven1962|p=22}}. That is to say, a syllable with a short vowel is scanned as long if contains a long vowel or a dipthong or if it is closed; and a syllable is closed only if it ends with a consonant, otherwise it is open{{r|west1987|p=12}}.

For example, all syllables in {{lang|grc|μήτηρ}}, {{lang|grc|οἰκτείρω}}, and {{lang|grc|φλόξ}} are long{{r|raven1965|p=22-23}}. However, there are many exceptions to simple rules mentioned above{{r|raven1962|p=23}}, as a matter of fact too many to be listed here.