In the odyssey, what do the opening lines reveal about the subject of the poem?

sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy.
many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.
question 15 options:

a)

this homesick sailor is struggling to save his crewmen and himself.

b)

the sailor doesn’t know how to chart his journey.

c)

the sailor is given wrong directions from a muse.

d)

the sailor is being punished by an outside force.