... that the unity of the Illiad is weakened by Homer's occasional errors and anachronisms. Still other commentators divide the Illiad into two separate stories, the Acheleid and the story of Achilles's moral tragedy. Homer presents an extremely harsh view of life in which human beings often seem destined to suffer as mere playthings of the gods and fate. The Illiad is ... ...

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