Relations with Gods Flashcards
‘The god of war…’
‘The god of war is impartial’
‘That maddenning goddess…’
‘That maddening Goddess Ruin, Ruin who blinds us all…[Zeus] flung her out of the skies…to the world of men’
‘Driven back…’
‘Driven back by the will of Zeus’
‘The Father accepted…#
‘The Father accepted the sacrifices, true, but doubled the weight of thankless, ruthless war’
Why do the gods not allow the dogs to feed on Hector’s dead body?
He gave ‘the immortals fit and proper gifts’
[Importance of ‘gifts’ - like guest-friendship, need for physical symbols]
Athena: the mist
“I’ve lifted the mist from your eyes…so you can tell a god from a man on sight”
[Godly/manly realm separated by thin veil of ‘mist’]
Hector: “I’d be ashamed…”
“I’d be ashamed to pour a cup to Zeus with unwashed hands”
Why does Poseidon fear?
Fears that he is not offered sacrifices/no man consults him on his “plans” - fear of fading social rituals?
‘a god impels…’
‘A god impels all things to their fulfillment’
Father Zeus’ scales
‘Father Zeus held out his sacred golden scales’ to judge fate of Hector/Achilles
