Question

which excerpt from the odyssey best shows odysseus demonstrating the epic hero traits of strength and leadership?○ this was an army, trained to fight on horsebackor, where the ground required, on foot. they camewith dawn over that terrain like the leavesand blades of spring. so doom appeared to us,dark word of zeus for us, our evil days.○ we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards,unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee:then two long days and nights we lay offshoreworn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief,until a third dawn came with ringlets shining.○ we stopped to take on water. all ships companiesmustered alongside for the mid-day meal.then i sent out two picked men and a runnerto learn what race of men that land sustained.they fell in, soon enough, with lotus-eaters,

Explanation:

The first excerpt only describes an enemy army, showing no action from Odysseus. The second depicts the crew reacting to danger passively, with no leadership from Odysseus. The third excerpt shows Odysseus taking charge: he organizes the crew's meal, then strategically sends scouts to gather information about an unknown land, demonstrating his leadership (planning and directing his men) and the strength of his command over his crew.

Answer:

We stopped to take on water. All ships' companies mustered alongside for the mid-day meal.
Then I sent out two picked men and a runner to learn what race of men that land sustained.
They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters.