Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey. treated as rubbish now, he lay at last upon a mass of dung before the gates—manure of mules and cows, piled there until fieldhands could spread it on the kings estate. abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies, old argus lay. what functions as a symbol in this excerpt? a mule the king odysseus argus

Explanation:

In the excerpt, old Argus is described in a state of neglect and decay. He symbolizes the decline and abandonment in Odysseus' household during his long - absence. The mule is just part of the dung - pile description, the king is not the symbol here, and Odysseus is the main character but not the symbol in this context.

Answer:

D. Argus