Write a five paragraph essay on the Trojan War as discussed in Edith Hamilton's Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. Page citations are required.
How does Homer view the gods? Why include them in the story?
Paper to be about how the gods are capricious, driven by self-interest. How humans are at the mercy of the gods' whims.
About human efforts not really impacting outcomes because of the interference of the gods, and even the gods' efforts ultimately being ruled by fate.
