Question

from the iliad of homer
translated by richard lattimore
book twenty-two
so along the city the trojans, who had run like fawns, dried
the sweat off from their bodies and drank and slaked their thirst, leaning
along the magnificent battlements meanwhile the achaians
stopped their shields across their shoulders came close to the rampart
but his deadly fate held hektor shackled, so that he stood fast
in front of ilion and the skaian gates now phoibos
apollo spoke aloud to peleion why, son of peleus,
do you keep after me in the speed of your feet, being mortal
while i am an immortal god? even yet you have not
seen that i am a god, but strain after me in your fury
now hard fighting with the trojans whom you stampeded means nothing
to you they are crowded in the city, but you bent away here
you will never kill me i am not one who is fated
deeply vexed achilleus of the swift feet spoke to him:
you have balked me, striker from afar, most malignant of all gods,
when you turned me here away from the rampart, else many trojans
would have caught the soil in their teeth before they got back into ilion
now you have robbed me of great glory, and rescued these people
lightly, since you have no retribution to fear hereafter
else i would punish you if only the strength were in me
he spoke, and stalked away against the city, with high thoughts
in mind, and in tearing speed, like a racehorse with his chariot
who runs lightly as he pulls the chariot over the flat land
such was the action of achilleus in feet and quick knees
what ancient greek beliefs about gods are prevalent in the iliad of homer?
choose three correct answers
gods intervene in human affairs
gods have supernatural strength
gods live forever
gods agree with one another
gods are gentle

Explanation:

In The Iliad, gods are depicted as having supernatural strength (Apollo's immortality and power), intervening in human affairs (Apollo's actions affecting the battle), and living forever (Apollo's claim of being an immortal god). There is no indication that gods agree with one another (the text shows conflict between Achilleus and Apollo) or that gods are gentle (Apollo's actions are not gentle).

Answer:

• Gods intervene in human affairs
• Gods have supernatural strength
• Gods live forever