The Ancient Greeks and Hebrews had completely different views of the god/gods that they served. ... They were taught to love God with everything they had which is very different than the Greek's religion. ... They believed in gods such as Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Zeus, and many more (Oedipus 13). ... The Hebrew God was omniscient, but Greek gods failed the people many times. ... Another difference between the Hebrew and Greek religion is that the Hebrew's God is commonly portrayed as a "good" God while the Greek gods were more treacherous than good. ...

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After witnessing Odysseus sobbing on Calypso's island; Athena implores Zeus to end Odysseus's suffering and allow him to return home. ... Homer portrays Athena as being moved by the pitiful image of the great warrior Odysseus, later fully described, as crying and longing for his wife and home. ... Once again a god's, this time Apollo's, empathy eases the pain of a mortal. Homer uses these instances of kindness from the god's to display to the listener the necessity for compassion toward his fellow man. ... The Iliad and The Odyssey showcase compassion as an emotio...

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The Greek Gods are never to be disrespected and or challenged or the wrath of the Gods would be smitten upon you. ... During the times of these Greek myths, violence was taken a lot more lightly than today. ... Athena disguised him as a beggar and Odysseus went to his home and won the challenge he took his bow and shot every suitor. ... Though he didn't intentionally do certain killings such as his wife and kids, they were seen as accepted and he received no punishment other than from the God's. ... Winter Greek myths all tell a different story and no two are the same, yet most share...

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Agamemnon was forced to return Chrysies because of a plague that Apollo sent against the Greeks for refusing to allow Chrysies to be ransomed to her father, so he decided to take Briseis away from Achilles. ... Another difference from today's definition of arête and the Iliad's definition of arête is that during the Iliad's time period getting help from an outside force or a God was seen as a honor and not as cheating like it is in today's sports. For example when Achilles receives a powerful shield from Athena this is seen as an honorable gift that can only be given from...

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