CHORUS: You honor Thebes, our city,
above all others, you and your mother
blasted by that lightning strike.
And now when all our people here
are captive to a foul disease,
on your healing feet you come
across the moaning strait
or over the Parnassian hill.
What does the passage reveal about the beliefs of the ancient Greeks?
They believed the gods were powerful enough to rescue them.
They believed the gods despised them.
They believed the gods inflicted
disease on them.
They believed the gods lived in Thebes.

A. They believed the gods were powerful enough to rescue them.

Explanation:

The purpose of the paean is to worship and honor the gods of ancient Greece. It reveals the ancient Greek belief that the gods favored the Theban citizens and were powerful enough to rescue them from harm.

Explanation:

it was answer given

it might be feelings and action sorry if i am wrong

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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