Question

Who says the following and why?

"By god, I'd rather slave on earth for another man—
some dirt-poor tenant farmer who scrapes to keep alive—
than rule down here over all the breathless dead."

A. Odysseus is telling his crewmates that it is better to be alive.
B. Agamemnon is cursing his wife Clytemnestra.
C. Achilles is rebutting Odysseus's praise.
D. Tiresias is encouraging Odysseus to "keep the course."

Answer 1

C. Achilles is rebutting Odysseus's praise

Answer 2

C. Achilles is rebutting Odysseus's praise.

Step-by-step explanation:

This part of The Odyssey is actually Achilles who is replying Odysseus's declaration. Odysseys basically said that Achilles "must be lording it over the dead in all his power". To which he instantly replies, leading with: ""No winning words about death to me, shining Odysseus!"