Question

Which lines from Book 13 of Homer's Odyssey depict the theme of disguise? A."This then, I doom: to fix the gallant ship, A mark of vengeance on the sable deep; To warn the thoughtless, self-confiding train, No more unlicensed thus to brave the main. . ."
B."If that low race offend thy power divine (Weak, daring creatures!) is not vengeance thine? Go, then, the guilty at thy will chastise." He said.
C. But when the morning-star with early ray Flamed in the front of heaven, and promised day; Like distant clouds the mariner descries Fair Ithaca's emerging hills arise.
D."Ye gods (he cried), upon what barren coast, In what new region, is Ulysses toss'd? Possess'd by wild barbarians, fierce in arms? Or men whose bosom tender pity warms?"
E.Besides, Minerva, to secure her care, Diffused around a veil of thickened air; For so the gods ordain'd to keep unseen His royal person from his friends and queen;

Answer 1

Answer:

C. But when the morning-star with early ray Flamed in the front of heaven, and promised day; Like distant clouds the mariner descries Fair Ithaca's emerging hills arise.

Explanation:

Homer's epic narrative "The Odyssey" tells the arduous journey that the protagonist Odysseus had to overcome to reach his home Ithaca. The story is a recounting and mostly reminiscing tales told as stories by Odysseus in his various expedition trips along the way.

Book XIII of the story shows the scene where Odysseus had reached Ithaca. The lines are about the land of the merman Phorcys where any ship can be safely kept without it being moored. This ensures the safety of the ship and the men, sheltering it from the storms and the raging sea. This passage thus best depict the theme of a disguise.

Answer 2

C. But when the morning-star with early ray Flamed in the front of heaven, and promised day; Like distant clouds the mariner descries Fair Ithaca's emerging hills arise.