Question

1. Which of these quotations from the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1 best illustrates typical qualities of an epic hero?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The answer is option D

2. Medias res means beginning in the middle of things.

Explanation:

1. Option D illustrates typical qualities of an epic hero.

2. Medias res means beginning in the middle of things.

The Odyssey began in medias res, or in the middle of things, as a narrative work it started in the middle of the plot, through Odysseus wanderings and when he is held captive. The reader later gets to know that there are other moments which precedes what was the supposed beginning, these other moments are told through flashbacks.