<span>Helios (the sun god) had seven herds of oxen and
seven flocks of sheep guarded by his daughters, Phaëthusa and Lampetië. Circe
warned Odysseus to avoid the island no matter what as these harming these
cattles will bring will down Zeus’ wrath. However, cursed by Poseidon, Odysseus
and his men decided to stay on the island for a month with the condition that
no one must touch the cattles. When all the cattles died, Helios was enraged
and asked Zeus to cast a lightning on Odysseus’ ship. All his men died except
for Odysseus.</span>
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Answer:
As if merely <em><u>subsisting</u></em> according to his self-imposed rules weren’t strenuous enough…
Explanation:
The word "subsist" is a gerund that means sustenance, dependent, survival on one's own. In other words, it means the ability or capacity to support and survive by oneself on a minimal level.
The given line<em> "as if merely subsisting according to his self-imposed rules weren't strenuous enough..."</em> is from Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild." The lines go like this-
<em>As if merely subsisting according to his self-imposed rules weren't strenuous enough, Rosellini also exercised compulsively whenever he wasn't occupied with foraging. He filled his days with calisthenics, weight lifting, and running, often with a load of rocks on his back. During one apparently typical summer, he reported covering an average of eighteen miles daily.</em>
Thus, the correct word for the blank in the line is "subsisting".
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