Read the excerpt from "Perseus." [Queen Cassiopeia] had boasted that she was more beautiful than the daughters of Nereus, the Se

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Read the excerpt from "Perseus." [Queen Cassiopeia] had boasted that she was more beautiful than the daughters of Nereus, the Se

a-god. An absolutely certain way in those days to draw down on one a wretched fate was to claim superiority in anything over any deity; nevertheless people were perpetually doing so. Which ancient Greek value did Queen Cassiopeia fail to possess? beauty sense of justice modesty respect for elders

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omeli [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T08:15:32+03:00

omeli [17]3 years ago

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Its modesty i just took the test

mezya [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-19T10:36:33+03:00

The ncient Greek value Queen Cassiopeia failed to possess is modesty. Option C is correct.

Cassiopeia is a figure in Greek mythology. She was queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus. She was arrogant, vain, she lacked modesty and those characteristics led to her downfall.

Perseus is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë.