Most importantly, sacrifice was the basis of the relations maintained between men and gods, establishing a means of contact and interaction. ... For example, sacrifice can take place between a god and animals, humans, or another god thus revealing rites both of, and to mythological gods. ... Agamenmnon's own wife, Clytemnestra, becomes his murderer due to orders from the gods as well as out of her own hatred for him. ... The strength of a city in Greek literature was typically attributed to the blessings or vengeance inflicted by the gods. ... But alongside rites of sacrifice, gods often ...

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