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3. Working with any ONE of the three prompts below, write a Reflection Essay on Homer’s Iliad.
1. Describe the interference of a god or goddess in influencing a particular choice facing a human character in Book I of The Iliad. By analyzing direct quotations of Homer’s language, explain how the god or goddess appeals to the human character, given that character’s strengths and weaknesses. Be specific about 1. The choice facing the human character; 2. How the divine character influences the human (persuasion, ordering, joking, force); 3. The decision at which the human arrives.
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.1.i.html
