Alyana read the following passage in a myth.
Odysseus was alone, lost, and close to despair. There was nothing on the horizon. Odysseus—the great and experienced warrior, hero of battles, and slayer of terrible monsters—could see nothing but small rolling waves. The vast ocean, in every direction, seemed to go on forever before finally meeting the horizon.
Which of the following details from the passage provides insight into the values of the myth-tellers?
A.
the small rolling waves
B.
the emptiness of the horizon
C.
the vastness of the horizon, which “seemed to go on forever”
D.
the description of Odysseus as a “great and experienced warrior, hero of battles”