The Iliad of Homer

The Iliad of Homer

Introduction

In the epoch of Homer , the interference of gods in every action was considered to be usual , and it is perfectly demonstrated in one of his most important creations , The Iliad . In this work we see almost all of the Greek gods engaged in the Trojan War . On almost every page of the writing we can meet a name of a god , playing some role or just mentioned . The main peculiarity of Greek gods is that they are very close to humans in their behavior and habits

. They are often showed in a very comical way reflecting people 's weaknesses and drawbacks . Speaking about the Iliad and Trojan War , Zeus , the main Greek god , is untypically passive during the war . Sitting at the head of Olympus , Zeus prevents the operations of the war from becoming dised . With Zeus 's grand supremacy above other Greek gods together with his knowledge , he plays a very important role in the poem of Iliad . The given will discuss Zeus and his role in the Iliad as a force who balanced and equalized the both sides of the Trojan War

The power of Zeus

In Iliad Zeus plays a role of mediator and the manager of all the actions that take place in the story . He does not take anybody 's side and has a role of a father ' who is fair to the both

Surely again there will be evil war and terrible

Fighting , or else now friendship...