... later is analogous to the bond that exists between omnipotent kings and their subjects; the former is reminiscient of a king's attachment to the chosen few outstanding servants or favorites. The general attachment of the gods and the peoples who worship them provides the background for the battles that take place both on the Trojan land and the Olympus. The war between the Achaians ... which they interact with each other. If the gods in the Iliad are depicted as being decidedly human, many of the heroes that dominate the Trojan battlefields are truly divine figures. Achilleus, Hector, N...

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