What role do the gods play in the Illiad? First, use passages from the text to compare the character of different gods and illustrate their different actions in the story. Then use passages from the text to support answers to the following questions: Do the gods know ahead of time what will happen to the human characters in the story? Can they intervene to change what they have foreseen or what fate has determined will happen? How powerful are the gods? To what extent are the gods responsible for what happens to the human characters?
