... demands upon his followers, more than likely, he would not be refused. One could argue, though, that Odysseus did give in to the goddesses by bedding them. Always though, his focus eventually shifted to returning home and reuniting with his mortal wife. Homer portrayed a man who refused immortal beauty for true love: "She is mortal after all, and you are immortal and ... faction. Eventually, Zeus, the s trongest god, put a stop to the intervention. Consequently, the war continued to drag on. In turn, the gods strived to divert Zeus. Hera developed an elaborate plan to seduce Zeus in ord...

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