Role of Gods and Goddesses in Homer s The Iliad
The Role of Gods and Goddesses in the Fate and Destiny of Characters in Homer’s The Iliad Homer’s The Iliad is an epic poem written about the events that transpired during the war between the Achaians and Trojans and the fates of the warriors and civilians. ... Homer expresses the idea that the gods and goddesses intervene in the fates and destinies of the warriors during battle and in their everyday lives. Frequently throughout The Iliad, Homer has Zeus or another god depict the fate of a character. ... In Book I, Homer already depicts godly intervention in the lives of the characters. ... This is an example of the god’s intervention in the lives of mortals. ... These events brought great despair to Achilles’ who then prayed to his mother Thetis, the sea goddesses. ... As he was dieing, Patroklos said to Hector,” It was the gods, the gods and Deadly Destiny. ... But Hera overrules him, telling him to d as he pleased but none of the deathless gods would ever praise him.