From there we sailed on, glad to escape our death yet sick at heart for the comrades we had lost. but i would not let our rolling ships set sail until the crews had raised the triple cry, saluting each poor comrade cut down by the fierce cicones on that plain. what cultural value can be inferred from this passage?

The great value of honoring the dead.

Explanation:

This is a passage from a important Greek poem, THE ODYSSEY by the ancient Greek epic poet Homer. And by this poem, we are able to see the importance of honoring man that died on battles. Because this man are heroes and deserve to be remembered, honored by they companions.

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.