How does beowulf character compare with other heroes you know about?

Read these sentences. when the fever seemed to be near an end, the city of philadelphia became active once again. shops opening and people coming out of their homes, ships began to sail on the river. which transition phrase best connects the ideas? by the same token on the contrary in addition to in this case

What happens once in a minute twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

The black night was split open like the coconut