Gods and men formed a single society in The Iliad

 

Do you agree that Gods and men formed a single society in The Iliad? If so show how?

 

Ans. Indeed gods and men formed one single society in The Iliad. There is no existence of any particular religion. The primitive religion that we come to know about is actually the religion of the heroes and princes. Many of the heroes claimed their descent from Olympians. They were often equal in power and strength with gods. Achilles draws his sword and was about to strike Agamemnon. Goddess Athene intervened just in time. But he was in a defiant mood even before the goddess.

 

Gods were offended only when men were oblivious of their mortality. Gods are immortal and men are mortal-that is the only dividing line between the two. This only privilege that gods often exercise to be cruel to the mortals. Although gods behaved like men they wielded much greater power than their human counterparts. Despite this difference at times friendship existed between god and men.