Greek Epics IX: Iliad Book 8, or the Gods Just Can’t Let It Go

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Epics, The Greeks

We are officially 1/3 of the way through the Iliad. Is it what you were expecting?

Discussion Prompts
  1. How would you describe the relationship between fate and the gods as we see it in this book?
  2. Whose side is Zeus really on?  Why?
  3. How many charioteers is Hektor going to go through?
  4. If you were to write a modern version of this story, how would you handle religion and the gods?
  5. What do you think is going to happen next?

Published by Triumvir Clio

I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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