Read the
excerpt from The Odyssey.
Which values of the ancient Greeks are most
My men stood up and made : fight of it-
emphasized in this excerpt?
backed on the ships, with lances kept in play,
from bright morning through the blaze of noon
• bravery and perseverance
so holding our beach, although so far outnumbered;
exercise and physical fitness
but when the sun passed toward unyoking time,
• hospitality and friendliness
then the Achaeans, one by one, gave way.
freedom and democracy