Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows.

CHORUS:
You honor Thebes, our city,
above all others, you and your mother
blasted by that lightning strike.
And now when all our people here
are captive to a foul disease,
on your healing feet you come
across the moaning strait
or over the Parnassian hill.

What does the passage reveal about the beliefs of the ancient Greeks?

They believed the gods were powerful enough to rescue them.
They believed the gods despised them.
They believed the gods inflicted disease on them.
They believed the gods lived in Thebes.

Question

Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows.

CHORUS:
You honor Thebes, our city,
above all others, you and your mother
blasted by that lightning strike.
And now when all our people here
are captive to a foul disease,
on your healing feet you come
across the moaning strait
or over the Parnassian hill.

What does the passage reveal about the beliefs of the ancient Greeks?

They believed the gods were powerful enough to rescue them.
They believed the gods despised them.
They believed the gods inflicted disease on them.
They believed the gods lived in Thebes.

tigerlover · Answer

This excerpt comes from the play’s paean. Explain the purpose of the paean and what it reveals about ancient Greek beliefs.
The purpose of the paean is to see the beauty of hope beyond the misfortunes the people had experienced. It reveals that the Greek has a deep love and devotion for their gods and goddesses.

Allison · Answer

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