Read the excerpt from Part 1 of *The Odyssey* by Homer.
"My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca
under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves,
in sight of other islands—Dulichium,
Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca
being most lofty in that coastal sea,
and northwest, while the rest lie east and south.
A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training;
I shall not see on earth a place more dear,
though I have been detained long by Calypso."
Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Odysseus
A. wants to rule his native land.
B. is eager to leave his home.
C. misses his native land.
D. fears for the safety of his home.
Answer (3)
while based on "though i have been detained long by Calypso" i would say that he misses his native land.
In the given excerpt from Part 1 of "The Odyssey" by Homer, we can see Odysseus describing Ithaca (his native land), by this moment he had left his home many years before to fight in the Trojan war, and after that he had spend also many years trying to return to Ithaca. In the excerpt he says that he shall not see on earth a place more dear, so we can infer that he misses his native land.
Odysseus expresses a deep love and nostalgia for his homeland, Ithaca, in the excerpt from The Odyssey . He states, 'I shall not see on earth a place more dear,' indicating his strong feelings of missing his home. Thus, the correct answer is that Odysseus misses his native land.
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