Question About The Odyssey:
What does Eurylochus mean when he says, "I’d rather die at sea, with one deep gulp of death, / than die by inches on this desolate island here!"
AHe is trying to convince Odysseus to leave the lost men behind and get off Circe’s island before it is too late.
BHe is trying to convince the other men to help him kill a cow.
CHe is trying to rouse courage in Odysseus to face Scylla.
DHe is lamenting his fate while trapped in Polyphemus’s cave.
I think that it's... C? But I can't remember, can anyone help? :)
What does Eurylochus mean when he says, "I’d rather die at sea, with one deep gulp of death, / than die by inches on this desolate island here!"
AHe is trying to convince Odysseus to leave the lost men behind and get off Circe’s island before it is too late.
BHe is trying to convince the other men to help him kill a cow.
CHe is trying to rouse courage in Odysseus to face Scylla.
DHe is lamenting his fate while trapped in Polyphemus’s cave.