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Due to the great offences that were committed against the gods by the Achaeans when they sacked Troy, Menelaus was unable to return to Spa

...evelry. It was then associated with fertility rites and the worship of the gods(Cuddon 148).Greek comedy reached its highest development in the plays a dra

...es]]’ parents, were celebrating their wedding on Mount Pelion with all the gods in attendance except one. Eris, the goddess of Discord, had not been invite

...is and Darius in Aeschylus' Persae'', that Xerxes suffers the wrath of the Gods for his hubris in seeking not only victory over the entire Greek armies, bu

...mordial forces that govern its world. The skies and mountaintops house its gods; the bowels of the earth contain The gods intervene on the side of the hero or sometimes against him.

...heir loot. The sordid and fantastic aspects of live-making are confined to gods who are free from limitations of human life and from its obligations to liv

...mythology-part-one>.</ref> The works all involve elements of other worlds, gods, dragons, and monsters.<ref name="Fantasy 100 2015">"Fantasy 100 - Brief Hi [[File:American-gods-cover-600.jpg|thumb|American Gods]]

! style="text-align: left;" | Gods ...people have a common goal, ideal, or interest. As stated in the epic, the gods created Enkidu to try to soften Gilgamesh-make him kinder and gentler. It

...edea must come to Athens on her own will. Aigeus swears an oath to all the gods at Medea appeal that he will not turn her over to her enemies no matter wha ...s to an end. The Chorus closes the play reflecting on capricious nature of gods’ will. Medea succeeds in revenge and Jason is lonely and tormented. Jason

*Boccaccio: "Life of Dante, Genealogy of the Gentile Gods"

Genesis 3.5 “Ye shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.”