Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.Hektor kept his eyes on him, and avoided it,for he dropped, watchful, to his knee, and the bronze spear flew over his shoulderand stuck in the ground, but Pallas Athene snatched it, and gave itback to Achilleus, unseen by Hektor shepherd of the people.
Answer
A
through proof of Hektor’s impressive bravery
B
through proof of society’s respect for the dead
C
through an example of a deity’s intervention
D
through an example of a person’s belief in fate
Explanation
The excerpt says Pallas Athene snatched the spear and gave it back to Achilleus without Hektor seeing. This shows a deity directly intervening in the battle, so the passage develops its theme through an example of a deity’s intervention. It is not mainly about respect for the dead or belief in fate.
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