Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer. "But now my death is upon me. Let me at least not die without a struggle, inglorious, but do some big thing first, that men to come shall know of it.” So [Hektor] spoke, and pulling out the sharp sword that was slung at the hollow of his side, huge and heavy, and gathering himself together, he made his swoop . . . How does the excerpt reveal ancient Greek beliefs?
Answer
A
by illustrating Hektor’s quest for heroism
B
by showing the triumph of Hektor’s physical strength
C
by illustrating a community’s respect for funeral rites