Read the excerpt from the odyssey. i shall not see on earth a place more dear, though i have been detained long by calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart's delight, as circe of aeaea, the enchantress, desired me, and detained me in her hall. but in my heart i never gave consent. where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents? in far lands he shall not, though he find a house of gold. what does this excerpt most suggest about the values of the ancient greeks?

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon