Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "a maid brought water soon in a graceful golden pitcher and over a silver basin tipped it out so they might rinse their " what is the meaning of this excerpt, which is repeated numerous times throughout the odyssey? homer wants us to know that the people at the feast practiced good hygiene. homer wants to show off how wealthy the kings were, using golden pitchers to wash their hands. homer wants to emphasize the proper etiquette of hospitality when hosting a guest. homer simply can’t think of another way to say that people washed their hands before eating.

Considering the time at which homer wrote this excerpt, people didn't even know that they had to have good hygiene or etiquette when hosting a guest and I don't think he wrote it with that many details about the materials the pitcher and basin were made of without a specific point in mind.

The correct answer is option B.  Homer wants to show how wealthy the kings were, and that is why he elaborates so much on the details that otherwise wouldn't matter.

answer: the first one

explanation:

explicitly is defined as “in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.” the rest are interpretive and not clearly proven leaving in fact possible “confusion or doubt” which explicitly, by definition cannot have.

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