Every heroic tale told in Greek and Roman mythology has been the result of the Gods or had ended because of the gods. The Illiad happened due to the god's jealousy and the Judgement of Paris. The Odyssey happened because of the Fall of Troy and Poseidon and ended because of a god's intervention. Hamilton stated in her own opinion that humans would have been better without the gods, except the gods Dionysus and Demeter. It could be said that without the gods, such tales would be without flavor, or even would have never been born. So, in the light of things mythology would never have existed without deities.
In the tales, people are always running from what they fear and thus causing these fears to take place. It's as if the gods know the paths of all already and know what they will do and are capable of. The myths are also mainly for entertainment purposes and to give the gods realistic traits while still maintaining a so-called supernatural essence, if you will. In "The Adventures of Odysseus" Calypso kept Odysseus on her island out of love for him. There we see human characteristics and drama, both of which we can all relate. However, in all the tales, there is an extreme number of cases where nothing makes sense whether it be Zeus shooting lightning bolts, three women with only one eye between them, or an abnormally strong baby and man.
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Every heroic tale told in Greek and Roman mythology has been the result of the Gods or had ended because of the gods. The Illiad happened due to the god's jealousy and the Judgement of Paris. The Odyssey happened because of the Fall of Troy and Poseidon and ended because of a god's intervention. Hamilton stated in her own opinion that humans would have been better without the gods, except the gods Dionysus and Demeter. It could be said that without the gods, such tales would be without flavor, or even would have never been born. So, in the light of things mythology would never have existed without deities.
In the tales, people are always running from what they fear and thus causing these fears to take place. It's as if the gods know the paths of all already and know what they will do and are capable of. The myths are also mainly for entertainment purposes and to give the gods realistic traits while still maintaining a so-called supernatural essence, if you will. In "The Adventures of Odysseus" Calypso kept Odysseus on her island out of love for him. There we see human characteristics and drama, both of which we can all relate. However, in all the tales, there is an extreme number of cases where nothing makes sense whether it be Zeus shooting lightning bolts, three women with only one eye between them, or an abnormally strong baby and man.
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