I'm pretty sure it's the Second.
She knew the land very well and she knew how to interact with other Indian tribes and if she wasn't with them, they could've been killed possibly by other Indian tribes because the white man was looked down upon by them because they had forced them out of their lands before
Answer:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section8/
Explanation: Odyssey Books 15 - 16, i think thats where you'll find it. (Copy and Paste)
Israelites (Judaism) which was the foundation for Christianity