Which characteristics of a greek hero are shown in this
passage? check all that apply
but perseus was saved from his folly. two great gods
were watching over him. he took ship as soon as he left
the king's hall, not daring to see his mother first and tell
her what he intended, and he sailed to greece to learn
where the three monsters were found. he went to delphi,
but all the priestess would say was to bid him seek the
land where men eat not demeter's golden grain, but only
acorns. so he went to dodona, in the land of oak trees,
where the talking oaks were which declared zeus's will
and where the selli lived who made their bread from
acorns.
-"perseus,
edith hamilton
is skilled at fighting
o has a group of followers
goes on a journey
is of noble or special birth
receives supernatural
has a character flaw

answer:

supernatural or journey

taken from the novel “the adventures of huckleberry finn” by mark twain (1884), the author narrates about social issues and norms related to morality, prejudice, and slavery. twain included the excerpt above in order to discuss a moral conflict that huck is in: following the moral values he has received from the society in which he lives. moreover, there are moral issues such as gilt and blame discussed here. in the excerpt above, which is part of chapter xvi, huck faces a dilemma: jim to escape or telling miss watson about jim’s flight. huck feels confused, since by choosing one action or another someone is going to get hurt. both jim and miss watson have him in different ways; jim has protected him and has been very kind with him and miss watson has him with his education. the following sentence is a clear example of the dilemma huck faces when he narrates what his conscience tells him: “what had poor miss watson done to you that you could see her niger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word? ”.