Question

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Penelope. "My lady, never a man in the wide world should have a fault to find with you. Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet honor of some god-fearing king, who rules in equity over the strong: his black lands bear both wheat and barley, fruit trees laden bright, new lambs at lambing time—and the deep sea gives great hauls of fish by his good strategy, his folk fare well.” Based on the epic simile, the reader should envision Penelope as a queen who is

Answer 1

Based on the epic simile, the reader should envision Penelope as a queen who is righteous.

Explanation:

A righteous person is a person that acts in right with divine or moral law, and that is free from any guilt or sin, a totally just and moral person.

There are a lot of words in this excerpt that describe this kind of personality in Penelope, it says that no man should have a fault to find with her, it also says that she rules in equity.

Answer 2

The correc answer is that the reader should envision Penelope as a queen who is righteous.

Step-by-step explanation:

Penelope is depicted as a righteous queen with no fault to be found. Her name is also associated with honor, ruling in equity and known for that accros the land. Her righteousness is also reflected by nature, bearing its fruits for her.