It kind of helps people work together, a lot of people tend to slack off more if they can't exactly work together.
Milton's famous pastoral elegy is Lycidias.
If my memory is correct... Odysseus had to get away from the Cyclops, so logically, wouldn't it be diligence, since he is trying to figure out how to get away from the Cyclops? I'm sorry if this isn't the best answer, I remember that my class covered Odysseus, but can't remember which grade I was in.