Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.“Stranger,you are no longer what you were just now!Your cloak is new; even your skin! You areone of the gods who rule the sweep of heaven!Be kind to us, we’ll make you fair oblation and gifts of hammered gold. Have mercy on us!”
Which is a step in making and checking predictions while reading?
A value is important to a society because it is
Rachel is making predictions about The Odyssey as she reads this excerpt.So she described it, sitting in her chamberamong her maids—while her true lord was eating. Then she called in the forester and said:“Go to that man on my behalf, Eumaeus,and send him here, so I can greet and question him. Abroad in the great world, he may have heard rumors about Odysseus—may have known him!”
Which Greek values are found in The Odyssey? Choose four answers.
Which is a common symbol of love and commitment?
Jackson is making predictions about The Odyssey as he reads this excerpt.“Now one thing more. If son of mine you are and blood of mine,let no one hear Odysseus is about.Neither Laertes, nor the swineherd here,nor any slave, nor even Penelope.But you and I alone must learn how far the women are corrupted; we should knowhow to locate good men among our hands,the loyal and respectful, and the shirkerswho take you lightly, as alone and young.”
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.But when he knew he heardOdysseus' voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master.And the man looked away,wiping a salt tear from his cheek:
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.The noble and enduring man replied:“No god. Why take me for a god? No, no.I am that father whom your boyhood lackedand suffered pain for lack of. I am he.”Held back too long, the tears ran down his cheeksas he embraced his son.
Which excerpt from The Odyssey best demonstrates the importance of perseverance in Greek society?
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