by Ovid
[Medea] says, “O Night, most faithful to these my mysteries, and ye golden Stars, who, with the Moon, succeed the fires of the day, and thou, . . . , too, Earth, that dost furnish the enchanters with powerful herbs; ye breezes, too, and winds, mountains, rivers, and lakes, and all ye Deities of the groves, and all ye Gods of night, attend here; through whose aid, whenever I will, the rivers run back from their astonished banks to their sources, and by my charms I calm the troubled sea, and rouse it when calm; I disperse the clouds, and I bring clouds upon the Earth; I both allay the winds, and I raise them. . . . Now there is need of juices, by means of which, old age, being renewed, may return to the bloom of life, and may receive back again its early years; and this ye will give me.”
"The Metamorphoses" by Ovid
Question
Use the excerpts from Metamorphoses by Ovid and The Tempest by William Shakespeare to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.
Based on these passages, what power do both Prospero and Medea have?
(1 point)
Responses
They can dim the sun.
They can dim the sun.
They can raise the dead.
They can raise the dead.
They can control wind.
They can control wind.
They can restore youth.
They can restore youth.
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1 answer
Based on the excerpts provided, both Prospero and Medea have the power to control wind. Medea mentions her ability to allay and raise winds, while Prospero, although not directly quoted here, is known for his control over the elements in "The Tempest," including the winds. Thus, the correct response is:
They can control wind.
