Question

Why does Homer use such detail to describe where Odysseus's bow had been stored all these years?

A)Penelope would thus know exactly where to find it.
B) When Odysseus knew where it was located, Penelope knew that her husband had truly returned home.
C)It emphasized the important symbolism of the bow.
D)Penelope had kept it hidden from Telemachus all these years, and now she shows it to him.

Answer 1

The answer is C. The other answers could be somewhat correct but none of them are because there are things that aren't true said in them.

Answer 2

C)It emphasized the important symbolism of the bow.

Step-by-step explanation:

Homer goes out of his way to make Penelope's action of going to get the bow something great by itself. It takes more than just going and getting it, which creates a level of expectation about the importance of different features of the bow. It is indeed a very different bow that the suitors could not even string.