Learning about Culture from Literature But on the spot I

Last updated: 1/17/2023

Learning about Culture from Literature But on the spot I told them Back and quickly Out to sea again My men were mutinous fools on stores of wine Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf and shambling cattle feasting while fugitives went inland running to call to arms the main force of Cicones This was an army trained to fight on horseback or where the ground required on foot They came with dawn over that terrain like the leaves and blades of spring So doom appeared to us dark word of Zeus for us our evil days My men stood up and made a fight of it backed on the ships with lances kept in play from bright morning through the blaze of noon holding our beach although so far outnumbered The Odyssey Homer What can be learned about ancient Greeks from this passage Check all that apply They had a democratic government They were interested in science and art They believed that gluttony and disobedience are negative traits They believed that the gods punish people for acting badly They believed in the importance of strength in battle