Question

Who is the speaker in this excerpt from Book 13 of Homer’s Odyssey, and what inference can you make from the tone? Shall then no more, O sire of gods! be mine The rights and honours of a power divine? Scorn'd e'en by man, and (oh severe disgrace!) By soft Phaeacians, my degenerate race! Against yon destined head in vain I swore, And menaced vengeance, ere he reach'd his shore; To reach his natal shore was thy decree; Mild I obey'd, for who shall war with thee? Behold him landed, careless and asleep, From all the eluded dangers of the deep; Lo where he lies, amidst a shining store Of brass, rich garments, and refulgent ore; And bears triumphant to his native isle A prize more worth than Ilion's noble spoil.

Answer 1

The speaker in the excerpt is Neptune . The tone demonstrates anger at seeing Ulysses reach Ithaca safely.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

• The speaker in the excerpt is Neptune and the tone demonstrates anger at seeing Ulysses reach Ithica safely.

Step-by-step explanation:

Neptune, in Roman mythology is Poseidon in Greek folklore. He is the divine force of the oceans, and he was one of the divine beings who was against Odysseus and needed to pulverize him - this is the reason it took Ulysses/Odysseus so long to return home to Ithaca. The tone exhibits outrage at seeing Ulysses achieve Ithaca securely. He wanted Ulysses dead, which is the reason he was unsettled when he at long last returned home against his will.