Homers the Iliad and the Odyssey


May 16, 2004


People strive for independence and a sense of authority in our day and age. However, at many times this is more easily said than dome. Whether it's the Achaeans and the Trojans, the immortals, or God; lives and actions are commonly denied by a higher being of some sort. Now, this leads me to Homers epic poems; the Iliad and the Odyssey which deal with constant conflict in a world where the mortals are not even masters of their own destiny. The main character Odysseus and the two armies, the Achaeans and the Trojans, have little control over their own fate. Their destinies are defined by the gods. The gods demonstrate their control through prophecy, omens, and the intervention amongst the humans below them. Because of the control exercised by the gods, the characters are forced to become dependents on them, and fear their all mighty hand.
The story of The Illiad, deals with two armies, the Achaeans and the Trojans. In the......

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Title: Homers The Illiad
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