It's the first one (adjective)
A. to interpret a literary work in light of a single idea
The word candles is plural.
It basically summarizes the topic or the concept of the paragraph. It states clearly what was explained in the paragraph. Usually it's at the end of a paragraph. So I think what you chose is right.. check again though
Answer:
The Odyssey shows that the people of ancient Greece thought deities were anthropomorphic. The gods had human emotions and even argued during meetings. Homer wrote about the Greeks in a way that is consistent with other written history because he was describing a story that happened during his time period.