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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Now from his breast into his eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms,longed foras the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went downunder Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea.Few men can keep alive through a big surfto crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beachesin joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind:

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then I sent out two picked men and a runnerto learn what race of men that land sustained. They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return:they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.

Which sentence shows the correct use of a common homophone?

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In The Odyssey - Amphimedon, what motivates Odysseus to dress as a beggar?

In organizing the events of Odysseus’s quest, why would the text in The Odyssey - Elpenor be labeled as part of the road of trials?

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor.By nightour ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne,the realm and region of the Men of Winter,hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flamingeye of Helios lights on those menat morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven;ruinous night being rove over those wretches.

The Odyssey - Elpenor is an epic poem because it features a(n)

In The Odyssey - Elpenor, the rituals that Odysseus performs on the island show that the ancient Greeks respected and honored

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor.By nightour ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne,the realm and region of the Men of Winter,hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flamingeye of Helios lights on those menat morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven;ruinous night being rove over those wretches.

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.

Read the paraphrase.Although I was sad to see my mother’s dead ghost, I didn’t speak with her because I needed to talk to a different ghost.

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.But anguish lies ahead;the god who thunders on the land prepares it,not to be shaken from your track, implacable,in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.