Many of the individuals from greek tales who have encountered moments of overwhelming emotion that caused rash actions have often blamed it on a god. Specifically pertaining to the Helen of Troy and aphrodite. Some say it was Paris’s own jealousy of the king of sparta that warranted him to steal away his wife Helen. Prompting the question, could it be that mortals created the pantheon to be scapegoats for their uncontrollable attributes. By specifically giving the promiscuous and jealous nature of man to the goddess of Aphrodite, whose powers are ‘irresistible’, they are no longer held accountable for their actions. If so, then what emotions and urges can humans be accountable for? Greek mythology presents and defends the idea that mortals
