[Homer2009-1] Of Gods and Men

[Andre Stipanovic]

Good questions for us to think about.
I am looking forward to our call tomorrow night!
Andre

James Janicki <yanitski at earthlink.net> writes:

The questions I'm wondering is if people of that time really thought that
way about the gods affecting their lives so closely?  Was this a way to
accept the impact of chance on their lives?  Are our modern gods also a
way to assist us in accepting chance in our lives?

>The question I'm wondering is if The Odyssey was used as a teaching story
>of its time or was it meant to be pure entertainment or was it meant to
>be historical documentation?


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