Concerning Tactics

[sdi]

Homer usually calls Apollon ἑκάεργος "sniper," but Artemis ἰοχέαιρα "arrow-pourer," which suggests that Apollon specializes in accuracy while Artemis specializes in speed. This is a point worth contemplation.

Comments

[k_a_nitz]

Arrow-pourer suggests volume to me - the machine-gun approach.

[randomactsofkarmasc]

Another possible interpretation... you don't see a sniper: you cannot look directly at the Sun.

A pourer in modern times is a little spout you attach to a bottle of spirits, so you can more easily control what is pouring. I have no idea if they had something similar in ancient Greece, but pouring (in general) seems to be more controlled than dumping. And the Moon reflects *some* of the Sun's light, but only some, so you can look directly at the Moon.