Petersen, Walter. “Divinities and Divine Intervention in the ‘Iliad.’” The Classical Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 1939, pp. 2–16. www.jstor.org/stable/3291227. This academic journal discusses the greek gods interfering in the affairs of men within the Iliad. It also gives a further in depth explanation of what divine intervention is, stating that the gods were given reason by nature to speak to mortals about their fate. Walter Petersen was a writer for The Classical Journal, which was awarded scholarships and grants. I chose this source because it provides particular beliefs about divine intervention, which relates to why the gods have the desire (or duty) to interact with mortals in the first place. I will use this source to relate back to my
