Read the excerpt from the odyssey.

then, throwing
his arms around this marvel of a father
telemachus began to weep. salt tears
rose from the wells of longing in both men,
and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering
as those of the great taloned hawk,
whose nestings farmers take before they fly

this excerpt is an example of which value important to ancient greek society?

a. hospitality
b. generosity
c. perseverance
d. family ties

d. family ties

In this excerpt Telemachus is showing a great deal of emotion when he sees his father. Telemachus does not remember his father since Odysseus left for war just after Telemachus was born. Telemachus has been hoping for his father's safe return and even went looking for his father at one point. These emotions from both father and son demonstrate the closeness of these men who've never even really had a relationship. It shows the importance that ancient Greek society puts on family ties.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.