The ancient greek tragedies and epics of Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, and Homer’s Odyssey are considered some of the greatest literary work of their time, however they contain subliminal messages of how an ancient greek should think and act. A major factor in teaching the greek people is by the personality of Oedipus and Odysseus and how they reflect greek views in what a heroic person should be like and how one must be like to attain this heroism in life. Another influencing part of the play is the actions of Oedipus and Odysseus as they help to characterize what a good greek would do in a situation, making people more likely to model their actions after the actions of their Heros. The interaction by Gods show the divine point of view and what actions they support which makes people more inclined to believe something if their gods say it's right.
