Read the excerpt from "perseus." for a time she kept his birth secret from her father, but it became increasingly difficult to do so in the narrow limits of that bronze house and finally one day the little boy—his name was perseus—was discovered by his grandfather. "your child! " acrisius cried in great anger. "who is his father? " but when danaë answered proudly, "zeus," he would not believe her. which greek hero characteristic is presented in this excerpt? a. having a goddess motherb. keeping a family secretc. living in an unusual homed. having a special birth

The best option is letter D. having a special birth.

Explanation:

Greek heroes have several characteristics in common. They are usually handsome, brave, strong men who defeat monsters and armies to defend their country, its people, and their loved ones. They are also favored by one of the gods and, from a very young age, perform great feats. Another characteristic that is typical of Greek heroes is their unusual or special birth. Several of them are the result of an affair between a god and a mortal woman, as we can see in the excerpt in the question. Perseus and the very famous Hercules were both sons of Zeus. That usually results in their being semi-gods, which makes them more powerful than regular people.

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explanation:

mrs. mallard has a heart condition, which means that if she's startled she could die. so, when news comes that her husband's been killed in an accident, the people who tell her have to cushion the blow.

mrs. mallard's sister josephine sits down with her and dances around the truth until mrs. mallard finally understands what happened. the deceased mr. mallard's friend, richards, hangs out with them for moral support.

richards originally found out because he had been in the newspaper headquarters when a report of the accident that killed mr. mallard, which happened on a train, came through. richards waited for proof from a second source before going to the mallards' to share the news.

when mrs. mallard finds out what happened she acts differently from most women in the same position, who might disbelieve it. she cries passionately before deciding to go to her room to be by herself.

in her room, mrs. mallard sits down on a comfy chair and feels completely depleted. she looks out the window and looks out at a world that seems alive and fresh. she can see the sky coming between the rain clouds.

mrs. mallard sits still, occasionally crying briefly like a kid might.

the narrator describes her as youthful and pretty, but because of this news she looks preoccupied and absent.

she seems to be holding out for some kind of unknown news or knowledge, which she can tell is approaching.

mrs. mallard breathes heavily and tries to resist before succumbing to this unknown thing, which is a feeling of freedom.

acknowledging freedom makes her revive, and she doesn't consider whether she should feel bad about it.

mrs. mallard thinks to herself about how she'll cry when she sees her husband's dead body and how much he loved her. even so, she's kind of excited about the chance to make her own decisions and not feel accountable to anyone.

mrs. mallard feels even more swept up by the idea of freedom than the fact that she had felt love for her husband.

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the god   the goddess of salt water, of fresh water   yet more powerful and perfect.