ILLINOIS
CLCV 115 -
Discussion Response 5
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Response 5 1 Achilles wants to kill Agamemnon because he is dishonored but Hera sends Athena who stops him and promises that he will be justly compensated 2 The duels and exploits of Diomedes show that Homer s conception of the Olympian gods is more like a regular person They are emotional and irrational just like normal people and have human features like tension towards each other 3 In lines 269 285 Glaucos and Diamedes agree not to kill each other and to stay away from each other on the battle field as there are many other people to kill They make a pact of friendship and trade armour so everyone knows
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