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 is the sun god, and the sun is essential for life, warmth, and navigation. A realm where Helios' light never reaches is a land of perpetual darkness, which is strongly associated with death and the afterlife. For Odysseus and his men, losing access to Helios' sun symbolizes the loss of life and the threat of death.

Answer:

A. death