Answer:
The best answer to the question: What is Athena trying to accomplish by saying the following? "Father Zeus - you other happys gods who never die-..." would be: 2. She is manipulating Zeus with irony. If a "just" king, like Odysseus, is punished by the gods, why would any king be just?
Explanation:
"The Odyssey" is the second work that was written by Homer, in Ancient Greece. The story tells of the adventures that Odysseus must face as he tries to reach his most desired goal, which is to go back home to his family in Ithaca. In this particular excerpt, present in book V, Odysseus has been trapped for a while on Calypso´s island but goddess Athena is trying to convince Zeus and the other gods to help her get Odysseus out and sent home. In order to accomplish this Athena uses words that are almost sarcastic, like "you other happy gods who never die" and particularly "never let any sceptered king to be kind and gentle now, not with all his heart, or set his mind on justice - no, let him be cruel and always practice outrage." All these sentences, show that Athena is almost trying to convince the other gods, especially Zeus, by accusing them of wanting exactly that, instead of a good man, thus giving mortals the wrong impression. In the end, what she is trying to do, is manipulate the gods, and she is successful with Zeus decides to send Hermes to demand from Calypso that she release Odysseus.
They are used to transfer water efficiently through the towns and cities of Rome.
Answer: Both represent backwardness and crisis for a country.
Explanation: A government marked by corruption and anarchy is one that cannot progress. When there is corruption, the country's assets are not distributed equitably, but a small group with power remains with them, leaving the population in need. Corruption is backwardness since the people's money that should be used for the growth of the country is used for other things. When there is anarchy, the nation does not grow since it does not have a power that can direct it in the correct way. The country falls into an imbalance and a crisis may occur.
Answer:
Alibis
Explanation:
They are the witness. In court, witnesses give what we call alibis. Testimonies are given by victims, hearsay I believe is given by the judge (could be wrong, sorry), and interrogation is the questioning part of the court case, done by the lawyers. Hope I could help you out, and good luck!
