We can, however examine the role the gods have to play in the Iliad and examine the relationship between the immortal and mortal to ascertain an "ethical" framework of the poem. ... The gods in the Iliad, however, are not concerned with, or upholders of spiritual matters. ... The Gods in the Iliad assume anthromorphic as opposed to spiritual personas. ... The mortals in the Iliad are fighting for principle of justice spawned through love, which should be a fundamental ethic but cannot be in the Iliad, as it is selfish love/lust that propels the characters into fighting. ... (book 21 pg...

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