Question

read the passage from the odyssey - episode. by night our ship ran onward toward the oceans bourne, the realm and region of the men of winter, hidden in mist and cloud. never the flaming eye of helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches. for odysseus and his men, the loss of helios, the sun, symbolizes a loss of

• death
• fear
• hope
• power

Explanation:

In "The Odyssey", Helios (the sun god) and his cattle are important. The men's loss of Helios' light (the sun) is linked to their impending death, as going against Helios leads to divine punishment and death. Fear, hope, or power don't fit as closely as death here.

Answer:

A. death