For the Greeks, the Gods are personalities with human failings. This is clearly seen in the character of Zeus in books 11-17. Cite some events that show Zeus' weaknesses.


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Here, the decisive turn in the battle results from Zeus’s libido and Aphrodite’s gullibility, as well as Hera’s indignant mischievousness. Time after time, these divinities prove that they are far from always rational and levelheaded, that they are constrained by many of the same emotions and needs as humans. Interestingly, Homer never passes judgment on or questions the gods’ temperaments. Instead, he accepts their sensitivities as fundamental to their existence.

Zeus now outlines the rest of The Iliad and beyond, predicting even the eventual fall of Troy, which occurs after the end of the poem. Zeus’s speech makes it clear to the reader that a predehis sense of predestination points to an important difference between ancient and modern fiction. 

Much of modern fiction creates a sense of dramatic tension by keeping the reader wondering how a story will end. Often a story’s ending depends upon the individual characters and the choices that they make according to their respective personalities. 

In contrast, ancient narratives often base themselves on mythological tradition, and ancient audiences would have listened to a given story already aware of its outcome. Tension in this scenario arises not from the question of how a character’s mindset will affect the story’s events but rather from the question of how the story’s events will affect a character’s mindset. 

Analyze the character of Achilles as shown in Books 9-11. Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why/ why not? What kind of warrior is he?


In this part of the book specifically book IX, Achilles fought  hector for the revenge of his best friend. Achilles, actions shows that he seeks for vengeance and also anger of the one who killed his friend. Achilles, actions gave me an idea that he is a man full of pride. He's full of pride because he cannot accept the death of his friend without seeking revenge to everyone. When Achilles defeated Hector, he did not bring back the body of Hector to the his family instead he dragged it with his chariot. This shows that Achilles was not yet contented. From this scene, we can say that Achilles is not capable with other warriors. In my opinion, Achilles actions is not appropriate for king because dishonoring your enemy in front of his kingdom by dragging him with his chariot. I consider him as a barbaric king because of what he did. A true king should be honorable, brave, respectful, and when people look at him they should see hope not fear. When they Achilles, they saw a man full of vengeance and not a king.

The Iliad

Between Paris and Menelaus, who do you consider as a nobler/greater/more honorable man?

I chose Paris as the noble guy in this story because he not only fight for the love of Helen but also for his men. While Menelaus only wants the riches of Helen. Menelaus does not deserve to called as the noble guy because he is selfish. He only wants Hera because of her riches. Paris on the other hand is willing to die for Hera no matter what happens to him. Even though Paris stole Hera, he had done this because he loves Hera so much that he would even die for her.

•  Paris will do anything for the love of Hera. 
• Menelaus does not love Hera he only wanted the riches of Hera.
• Paris stole Hera for the reason that he loves Hera.

Just like Bill Gates. Many woman wanted him when he was still a bit young. Because of enormous money growth, he became a chick magnet but he stayed loyal to hos wife and

didn't cheat on her because he knows that the women only wanted his money.