The Role Of Athena In The Iliad

Imagine being handed a box but not being allowed to open it. Or having the opportunity to challenge a god or goddess in which there would be great reward or great loss. What would you do in either instance? Comparing "Pandora" and "Athena," two stories from Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths, shows us how the gods gave mortals gifts or talents only to have them punished for their using them. Pandora simply wanted to open the box because she believed that the real object inside was what would bring her joy; just knowing what was in the box would relieve her constant urge to open the box. Just as how often we believe that seeing God would help us to follow Him when it is knowing Him through divine revelation that helps us grow closer to Him. Arachne displayed arrogance in the way that she bragged that she was better than Athena herself. Today there are many things that tempt us and many things that we may think we are the best at. However, when we make these mistakes we have a God who forgives us. He does not let us perish from our mistakes but …show more content…
Although the war was fought by the Greek soldiers and the Trojan soldiers, the soldiers had no say in who won the battle. The gods favored different sides in the Trojan war and all had their reasons, but even the god’s power over all was not enough to decide the war. The war was solely decided by the fates who influenced the actions of the soldiers and the gods. The all-powerful gods seem to have power over everything and mortals make large sacrifices to the gods before every battle valuing their favor. However, the gods cannot make either side win the war because they make greater sacrifices or are more reverent. The fates decide who wins battles and they do not decide this based on the actions of mortals. The method used to decide battles by the fates is not known to mortals or even gods, but only known by the fates