Question

passage
cassius. but ere we could arrive the point
proposed,
caesar cried help me, cassius, or i sink!
ay, as aeneas our great ancestor
did from the flames of troy upon his shoulder
the old anchises bear, so from the waves of tiber
did i the tired caesar.
-the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
who is the son of a greek god in this allusion?
aeneas
what mythic event does the text refer to?
the battle of troy
the assassination of caesar
the flooding of the tiber river
characterization of

Explanation:

The passage references Aeneas, who in Greek mythology (and Roman mythology) fled from the flames of Troy (the Battle of Troy) while carrying his father Anchises. The text's allusion to "from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder / The old Anchises bear" refers to the mythic event of the fall of Troy (the battle of Troy), where Aeneas escaped with his father. The other options: the assassination of Caesar is a historical event in the play, not mythic; the flooding of the Tiber River is not related to this Aeneas - Troy myth reference.

Answer:

the battle of Troy