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daddyslittledevil:

Which two pairs of lines in this excerpt from Homer's Iliad contain epithets about Achilles? Achilles heeds not, but derides our pain: Even till the flames consume our fleet he stays, . . . Divine Achilles view'd the rising flames, And smote his thigh, and thus aloud exclaims: . . . Achilles with unactive fury glows, And gives to passion what to Greece he owes. . . . Menoetius thus: 'Though great Achilles shine In strength superior, and of race divine, . . . Achilles sees us, to the feast invites; Social we sit, and share the genial rites.

AngeI:

Based on this ep·i·thet /ˈepəˌTHet/ Learn to pronounce noun plural noun: epithets an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. "old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet “dirty.”" Similar: sobriquet nickname byname title name label tag description designation denomination characterization identification moniker handle appellation cognomen anonym an epithet as a term of abuse. "people jeered and hurled racial epithets

AngeI:

It seems like it would be more of an negative description So if i had to choose id choose c

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