Robert Browning
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Role of Greek Gods In the Illiad
With our view of God, it can sometimes be difficult to comprehend
the actions and thinking of the Greek deities. The Christian God does
not tend to take such an active role in the affairs of people's lives,
where, on the other hand, the Greeks regarded direct inv ....
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over Hera, and, after her daughter Hebe was replaced as cupbearer to
the gods by a young Trojan boy, she was quite resentful towards Troy
and its people. Obviously she sided with the Greeks and would stop at
no length to express her will. Scheming and manipulating she even
dared to trick her husband, King of the Gods. Hera, along with Athena,
who was also passed over by Paris, is seen as the chief divine aid to
the Greeks.
Being the god of the sea, Poseidon ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
