Which of the following most likely explains why Ulysses didn’t return to Ithaca immediately following the Trojan War?

He hated being king and wanted to have some fun.
He wanted to return home with great wealth and prestige.
He thought an epic journey would lead the gods to make him immortal.
He was a terrible navigator and lost his way.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.