Annotations of the role of gods of the epic of Iliad.docx -...

Fabiola Flores
Mrs. Karen Dorman
World Literature
September 18
th
, 2019
Annotations of Iliad prompt
Anderson, Wallace L. “Of Gods and Men in the ‘Iliad.’” College English , vol. 14, no. 7, 1953,
pp. 391–395. JSTOR , .
 “Homer’s Iliad is a case point. The difficulty is not primarily one of translation, for, even
if the poem were to be read in the original, the fundamental problem would remain. The
problem is one of belief. The gods and their relations with men play a basic part in the
Iliad from the beginning to the end.”
Duffy, William. “Aias and the Gods.” College Literature , vol. 35, no. 4, Fall 2008, pp. 75–
96. EBSCOhost , search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=lfh&AN=34632978&site=lrc-live.
 “The question of Aias’ relationship with Zeus will ultimately impact the issue of the
hero’s lack of divine aid. Therefore, we must address that issue first. Zeus interferes in
Aias’ affairs eight times.”
This article focuses on analyzing the relationship between the mortals and the gods. It
describes some of the interactions of gods with the humanity as strange or uncommon. The

article goes deep into the nature of gods, their conflicts, and the circumstances of the Trojan war.