With its bright gilded dome, fine marble columns, beautiful frescoes and mosaics, and magnificent hand-carved statues, the cathedral is one of the most _ churches in the world.

i think the best answer would be d allowing 30 seconds between response would give time for what was already said to sink down in your mind.

i'm not sure what the second paragraph is but a decree is an official order issued by legal authority. find the one that best fits this definition.

i believe it is "“i’ll beat thee, but i would infect my hands.”

explanation:

agamemnon was the leader of the greek troops in the trojan wars and orestes was his son. when agamemnon returned from the war, he was murdered by his wife's lover in conjunction with his wife. orestes could not stop them but he seeked vengeance for his father. after a long time, he found them and avenged his father while killing them. he killed his mother, but greek mythology claims that his act was just and he was spared the remorse and the guilt. there are a lot of similarities with the ulysses/telemachus father son pair. ulysses was also one of the leaders of the excursion to troy. he still has not returned home, but in a sense the suitors of penelope are marring his estate and his reputation. while penelope is faithful to ulysses, the suitors by taking hold of the palace and committing their shameful acts are dishonoring ulysses. in the same context, telemachus is asked just like orestes to restitution his father's honor, regardless of whether he is alive or dead. athena is him and encouraging him with this example and he himself feels the need to save his father