Question

Which of the following BEST explains why Odysseus starts crying when he looks around his home? He does not recognize his homeland – he thinks he is somewhere else. The Phaeacians betrayed him and stole most of his treasure. He is overcome with joy because he has finally reached home. He thinks Penelope has forsaken him.

Answer 1

Odysseus started crying when he looked around his home, Ithaca, because he did not recognize his homeland and he thought he was somewhere else.  It was Athena, disguised as a shepherd who told him where he was.

Although considering that he did not see his homeland since he was 9, it is no surprise that he did not recognize it at first. 

Answer 2

the answer is A. He did not recognize his homeland and he thought he was somewhere else.