Which epic characteristic is used in this excerpt from the iliad by homer?

then thus the king: “shall i my prize resign
with tame content, and thou possess'd of thine?
great as thou art, and like a god in fight,
think not to rob me of a soldier's right.
at thy demand shall i restore the maid?
first let the just equivalent be paid;
such as a king might ask; and let it be
a treasure worthy her, and worthy me.

epic simile
epithet
starting in medias res
invocation to the muse

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.