Read the following passage and answer the question. athena, daughter of storming zeus had not cried out in a piercing voice that stopped all fighters cold, "hold back you men of ithaca, back from the brutal war! break off – shed no more blood – make peace at once! " what is the meaning of the word piercing as it is used above? gentle, low loud, shrill muted, hushed soothing, soft

In the passage, the word "piercing" means shrill, as it refers to a piercing or shrill voice that stopped all fighters cold, due to its stridency.

Explanation:

Piercing voice is a synonim of strident voice, which refers to a sound that is sharp, unpleasant and squeaky, thus annoying or calling atention of the people that hear it.

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- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."