Read the excerpt from the iliad of homer. meanwhile the achaians sloping their shields across their shoulders came close to the rampart. but his deadly fate held hektor shackled, so that he stood fast in front of ilion and the skaian gates. what ancient greek belief is reflected in this excerpt? fate is kind. fate is controlling. fate is reversible. fate is insignificant.

2pointsread this excerpt from the beginning of nikolai gogol's "the nose": on the 25th march, 18-, a very strange occurrence tookplace in st petersburg. which option best explains why gogol chose to begin his story in this way? oa. to let readers know that the story that follows is nonfictionb. to explain that information in the story is factual and correctooc. to immediately establish a straightforward and matter-of-facttoneod. to allow readers to better imagine what st. petersburg looks likesubmit