The Illiad begins with “Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son. Achilles…” and “…Apollo the son of Zeus and Leto. Incensed at the: king: he swept a fatal plague through the army-men: were dying: and all because Agamemnon had spurned Apollo’s priest” -The Illiad, book 1, 1-12. The immoral actions of man are what brings down the immoral justice of the gods in Homer’s tales. While there is this difference the similarities between the pieces in the actions of the gods is more prevalent in the stories of these two amazing Greek authors. Living in the around the same time it is extremely likely they heard the other man’s works and drew inspiration from it, leading to some of the best works of ancient
The Illiad begins with “Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son. Achilles…” and “…Apollo the son of Zeus and Leto. Incensed at the: king: he swept a fatal plague through the army-men: were dying: and all because Agamemnon had spurned Apollo’s priest” -The Illiad, book 1, 1-12. The immoral actions of man are what brings down the immoral justice of the gods in Homer’s tales. While there is this difference the similarities between the pieces in the actions of the gods is more prevalent in the stories of these two amazing Greek authors. Living in the around the same time it is extremely likely they heard the other man’s works and drew inspiration from it, leading to some of the best works of ancient