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Faakirah Hendricks The god and goddess is important because they play an important role in the Iliad. Gods and goddesses are significant in the Iliad because they were a part of the culture and daily lives of the Greek people. Many of the characters in the Iliad are gods, goddesses, and the children of gods. Many are the children of gods and humans. The Greek cultures worship these gods and daily lives are built around the code of morality they dictate. The gods were worshiped and also sacrificed too. They have a higher power than majority of anyone especially the goddess they have a lot of power. Many Greeks thought their life was for the gods and goddess. They constantly prayed to them and honored them, in fear of something …show more content…

They had a big effect on them because they were also a main focus in the book. Without the god and goddess how would things worked out. Would the Trojans and the Greeks be able to survive without them? In the Iliad I see the god and goddess saving majority of the Trojans and Greeks life when they are at war. Goddess means “a female being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by people”. As you can see the mortal people worshiped the god and goddess because they felt as if they did not worship them something bad would happen to them. Yes some god and goddess were nice and some were evil. Of course their people trusted them to protect and be there for …show more content…

The gods of love and desire would cause the greatest joy and the greatest pain among both gods and humans. They are god and goddess people look up too. In today’s society we have different religions and people believe in their own beliefs. Many people believe in different things and who they look up too. As you see the Trojans and the Greeks looked up to the gods and the goddess throughout their life. In today’s society we all are different, but for me I am a Christian and I pray to god for everything. The Trojans and the Greeks pray to their god and goddess when they need something, but they actually appear to them. They are there to protect and help their people physically and emotionally and they can physically see them. As for in today’s society we are not able to see god, but we know he is there and who we

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