Read the following line from "The Olympic Swimmer." "Like fish at play in Neptune's sea" The reference to Neptune in this line i

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Degger [83]

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Read the following line from "The Olympic Swimmer." "Like fish at play in Neptune's sea" The reference to Neptune in this line i

s most likely intended as a(n) ________ allusion.
a. biblical
b. literary
c. historical
d. mythological

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Sophie [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-04T07:39:52+03:00

Sophie [7]4 years ago

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It is a mythological allusion because its meaning is that of Neptune, the Roman God of the seas. Neptune is the Roman counterpart of the Greek God Poseidon.