Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question,

So he growled from his depths, hackles rising out their outrage.
"Bear up, old heart! You've borne worse, far worse,
that day when the Cyclops, man-mountain, bolted
your hardy comrades down. But you held fast-"
Who is speaking here?
O Athena
Telemachus
Odysseus
Eumaeus

Answer 1

Odysseus

Step-by-step explanation:

It would have to be Odysseus trying to calm himself down about something. He does not tell Telemachus, nor Eumaeus about the cyclops. Therefore, it has to be Odysseus referencing back to his journey and telling himself that he has been through much worse.

Answer 2

Athena

Step-by-step explanation:

This would come from the heart and I think this could come from Athena a close friend ready to help