Question

read the passage from the odyssey - excerpt: 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) is associated with hope and guidance (e.g., his rising/moving across the sky brings light, order, and the promise of a new day). The text says Helios' "flaming eyes" don't light on the men, and "numinous night" is over them. A lack of Helios (sun) would mean a lack of hope, as the sun's presence is linked to a sense of direction, safety, and the normal order of things. Death is too extreme (the text doesn't imply immediate death), fear is more about their situation, and power isn't the main symbol here.

Answer:

C. hope