What is the author's purpose in including the first paragraph of the selection?

Twenty years gone, and i am back again on my own island. as for my change of skin, that is a charm athena, hope of soldiers, uses as she will; she has the knack to make me seem a beggar man sometimes and sometimes young, with finer clothes about me. it is no hard thing for the gods of heaven to glorify a man or bring him low. —the odyssey, homer based on what odysseus says in the passage, what has he learned? humans can become like gods. humans are under the gods’ control. humans can change from beggars to soldiers.

In the metaphor or language as a layer cake ( presented in your study unit), which of the following words could be considered a "frosting" word? a. frequently b. occasionally c. prescient d. honestly

Which component is necessary to create an effective and debatable thesis statement