In general, the gods in this story are depicted like
regular people, only immortal and with superhuman powers. They have all the sorts of
emotions (especially negative ones) that we associate with
people.
Look, for example, at Apollo's behavior in Book 1
of this epic. Apollo is offended because one of his priests has not been shown
sufficient respect. This shows us that Apollo is protective of his honor -- he wants
people to treat him with the respect he deserves.
What does
Apollo then do? He takes revenge. He starts killing the Achaeans' animals and then he
starts killing the people themselves. He is doing this simply because he has been
offended.
Examples like this show that the gods in the
Iliad are no better than people -- they have the same negative
emotions and are just as violent as the people.
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