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03 Dying For Immortality in Homer's Iliad w/ Andrew Ford

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Lunginus: A Greek of the Roman Period Writing About Literature

Homer's representation of the gods drew objections from many Greeks in later times. Plato was or affected to be scandalized by how bad those gods behaved. I think the key thing standing in the way of thinking about Homeric gods is that in the Judeo-Christian tradition we expect the gods to be good and the Greek gods are bent as Lunginus says.

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