Iliad | Topics for Further Study

  • What role do the gods play in the Iliad? Compare and contrast this role with the role of the divine in a contemporary religious tradition (your own or another that interests you).
  • In his book Homer: The Poet of the Iliad, Mark Edwards writes:“From the very first lines Homer will raise the origins of human suffering.” What does Homer conclude about those origins? Contrast Homer’s conclusions about “the origins of human suffering” with the precepts of modern psychology or...

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