These phrases convey the meaning.
E. "the hurt was past the power of medicine
F. "its flowers to the earth"
Explanation:
The two passages conveys the meaning of the phrase that is 'flitting life' which in these terms would mean a life that is going away from the hand swiftly and cannot be stopped from moving away thus swiftly.
The life that is being described here moves such as the person being described is dying a painful death that the god cannot do much about.
That Apollo must only see from the sidelines as the hero dies is one of the harsher truths of the life of person and how it can go.
Answer: It provides an inference drawn by the Narrator, answer C
Explanation: C
The salute is often thought to date back to Roman times, but there is no evidence that soldiers raised their hand as a formal greeting. Another theory is that it originated in medieval Europe, when knights used their hands to raise their visors, revealing their identity to demonstrate they were friendly.
