This is also true of the epic tradition. ... The first known poems in the classical epic tradition were the two Homeric epics: The Iliad and The Odyssey. ... With culture shaping early epics through oral tradition, there could be no individual hidden agenda. However, as the epic tradition progresses, this begins to change. ... Milton depicts Satan as an eloquent speaker and a logical character who uses manipulation and his ability to reason to move his demonic followers to act immorally, for example, moving them to lead God's chosen race to sin. ...

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