Question

read the passage from the odyssey: epitome. 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 life and order. The land of the Men of Winter (where Helios' light doesn't reach) is a place of darkness and danger. The loss of Helios' light (the sun) for Odysseus and his men symbolizes a loss of hope, as it represents entering a realm of despair and uncertainty. Death is too final (they aren't immediately dying), fear is more of a reaction, and power isn't the main symbol here.

Answer:

C. hope