Read the following passage and answer the question.
Athena, daughter of storming Zeus had not cried out
in a piercing voice that stopped all fighters cold,
"Hold back you men of Ithaca, back from the brutal war!
Break off – shed no more blood – make peace at once!"
This is an example of which epic convention?
A. lengthy speech
B. digression
C. epic simile
D. divine intervention