The irony that is being revealed her is letter "C. The responsibility party is already dead." The death experienced by the person in the irony is such a loss to the speaker and to everyone around him that they rather have alive.
I believe the answer is C
The Goddess mentioned is Athena.
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Using pairs of opposites, such as Helena and Hermia, it is called doubling.
Answer:
a feeling of intense longing for something.
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