to scare away evil spirits as they beleived that the noise scared/bothered them
1.The greeks were polytheists, they believed in more than one god.
2.The greeks god represented different part of nature.
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same excerpt that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be "</span><span>A. Metaphor and simile," since Paine urges the reader to think about how impractical it is for such as large nation to be ruled over by such a small island nation (Britain). </span>