Question

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.

Answer 1

i am pretty sure it is the first and fourth ones

Answer 2

Answer:

• Achilles heeds not, but derides our pain: Even till the flames consume our fleet he stays,...
• Menoetius thus: 'Though great Achilles shine In strength superior, and of race divine, . . .

Explanation:

Achilles is the great hero of the Greeks, and his epithets portray him as a savage warrior. He is called ''quick footed,'' for example. Once more, the precise expressing of the sobriquets can fluctuate dependent on the interpretation, so in certain releases, you may see him also called ''Achilles of the swift feet.''

This is a genuine case of how appellations work; Homer could have essentially composed ''Achilles was fast,'' however the more brilliant expression ''quick footed Achilles'' includes a clear feeling of style. Somewhere else, Achilles' boldness is featured by appellations like ''lion-hearted.'' Achilles was a mythical being, or half-man, half-god, and this status is motioned in different designations, for example, ''like to the gods.''