The Iliad, followed by Odyssey are the examples of epic poetry in the early Greek literature, they "emphasized the ideals of honor and bravery and had an enormous influence on Greek culture- (Myrsiades 1997). ... A friend was to be respected at all costs, "the respect one held for a friend was considered equal to the reverence one showed for the gods. ... Furthermore, in the Greek heroic conduct there is "the importance of each character's phusis - his nature" (UM 2002). ... The conflict does not make living easy and serves personal development, at the same time promulgating conscious...

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