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Read this sentence from Ovid’s Metamorphoses—Book I, "Apollo and Daphne" and answer the question.

Though earth may not have willed catastrophe
The latest of new creatures was the serpent.

The word catastrophe includes a Greek root strophe that means _____.

a.self or same
b.twisting or turning
c.distant
d.measure

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B. twisting and turning

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Strophe means to turn, bend, or twist, i hope this helped you! have a great day :)
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