Chorus: and the hot-tempered child of dryas, king of the edonians, was put in prison, closed up in the rocks by dionysus, for his angry mocking of the god. what does this passage reveal about the beliefs of the ancient greeks? gods showed mercy to angry mortals. mocking one’s father was unacceptable. disrespecting the gods was punishable. angry kings were pardoned by gods.

The correct answer is C. Disrespecting the gods was punishable

Explanation:

The passage presented belongs to "Antigone" a play by Sophocles a Ancient Greece writer, in this passage the words of the Chorus explain the child of Dryas, king of Edonians described as "hot-tempered" was imprisoned by Dionysus "closed up in the rocks" who in Greek mythology is the god of wine, fertility, and theater mainly because of Dryas "angry mocking of the god". This shows Dryas mocked at the god Dionysus and due to this action, he was punished by this god. Therefore, the passage mainly reveals about the beliefs in Ancient Greece that "disrespecting the gods was punishable" which can be seen in the case of Dryas who disrespect one god and because of this was imprisoned.

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