Question

erpt from the odyssey.
which central idea should be included in a paraphrase of
this excerpt?
carried west from ilium
the forces sent by cicones to fight odysseus and
to ismarus, on the far shore,
his men arrived during the early morning hours.
on the coast of cicones.
odysseus and his men fought the forces of cicones
at place and killed the men who fought.
better on the ships than on land.
took, and we enslaved the women,
the forces sent by cicones to stop the plundering of
sion, equal shares to all—
odysseus and his men were skilled and powerful.
boot i told them: back, and quickly!
odysseus views the army sent by cicones as
again!’ my men were mutinous,
punishment from the greek god zeus.
res of wine. sheep after sheep they
sprng. so doom appeared to us,
while fugitives went inland, running
the surf, and shambling cattle,
ns the main force of cicones.
e army, trained to fight on horseback
he ground required, on foot. they came
over that terrain like the leaves
of spring. so doom appeared to us,
of zeus for us, our evil days.
id return

Explanation:

The excerpt describes the Cicons' forces as a large, well - trained army ("as many as the leaves/of spring") that came to stop Odysseus and his men's plundering. The other options either focus on unimportant details (like the time of arrival in the first option) or have no basis in the text (Odysseus thinking it's Zeus' punishment or fighting better on ships).

Answer:

The forces sent by Cicons to stop the plundering of Odysseus and his men were skilled and powerful.