In Greek mythology, gods are often seen as the source of all power; in the first four books of Homer’s Odyssey, this is quite evident. Zeus explicitly says, “From us alone, [the mortals] say, come all their miseries” (1.38). Because the gods control nearly every aspect of life, from the sea, to love, to the sky and thunder, the mortal characters of The Odyssey constantly blame the gods. Centuries ago, with the absence of scientific justifications for natural events, people had no other justification besides the gods. As seen in The Odyssey, this leads to mortals constantly living in fear of what the gods may impose upon them and their fate. This theme is prevalent not just in The Odyssey, but throughout a multitude of ancient civilizations
