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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Amphimedon.


"Amphimedon,
What ruin brought you into this undergloom?
All in a body, picked men, and so young?
One could not better choose the kingdom's pride.
Were you at sea, aboard ship, and Poseidon
blew up a dire wind and foundering waves,
or cattle-raiding, were you, on the mainland,
or in a fight for some stronghold, or women,
when the foe hit you to your mortal hurt?
Tell me, answer my question. Guest and friend
I say I am of yours—or do you not remember
I visited your family there?”

From the way that Agamemnon talks to Amphimedon, the reader can infer that Agamemnon

1. is disturbed by Amphimedon.
2. is fighting with Amphimedon.
3. has great respect for Amphimedon.
4. has a deep affection for Amphimedon.

Answer 1

It number 4.) Has a deep affection for Amphimedon

Answer 2

Answer: The right answer is the 4) He has a deep affection for Amphimedon.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that it is possible to infer that Agamemnon seems surprised, and very afflicted, to see him in the Underworld. After all, Amphimedon is the son of his younger brother Melenaus - note that he says "I am of yours." After having wondered what could have happened to him (did he die at sea during a storm, at the mainland stealing cattle, or in a fight?), he refers to him as "guest and friend." Earlier on he mentions his youth ("and so young") and praises him ("one could not better choose the kingdom's pride"), so, on account of those comments, it is possible to conclude that Agamemnon has a deep affection for Amphimedon. Agamemnon talks to Amphimedon.