>death or glory depends to the whims of a bunch of gods who bicker and change their minds like high-school girls>lmao nothing mortals do matters >now heres a two page detail on the cows owned by some random Trojan captain that the extremely OP faggot diomedes killedSeriously what the fuck is the point of this? Im thinking slog city.
forgot to mention im black btw, idk if it matters
>>23328210Faggot
>>23328214stfu bitch ass mayo cracka
>>23328200The only two kinds of people I can imagine being filtered by the Iliad are women and plotfags. Not sure which one of those is worse.
>>23328200>>lmao nothing mortals do mattersCongrats brainlet, you got it precisely ass-backwards.
I think the single biggest difference between Abrahamism and Indo-Europeanism is whether you think that the divine serves mankind (the former) or if mankind serves the divine (the latter).
>>23328336In Indo-Europeanism both men and gods serve the natural order
>>23328293>the greatest warrior on either side of the war gets tossed around like a ragdoll by a minor river godI think “nothing mortals do matters” is a bit too extreme but he does have a point
>>23328336>divine serves mankind (the former)Kek, that's why you're eternally damned if you don't believe in Elohim the merciful.
OP here, just fyi I'm also a trans woman (pre-op, if you must know)
>>23329166The contrast provided by the carefree squabbles of the gods serves to highlight the value of the lives of mortals. Their lives matter more, because they are short and full of hardship.When the two of you say that "nothing mortals do matters" because of gods being more powerful, you have it exactly ass-backwards.
>>23328336Any time atheists write about religion, they reveal themselves to be retards, there are no exceptions. You've just repeated the Christian critique of polytheism and presented it as Aryan wisdom. The problem with paganism was that they replaced God's status as the provider for all with petty, finite beings.
>>23330265>petty, finite beingsNTA, but come on. When is Yeshua coming back? Two more weeks?
>>23328200you're not part of the group that should be reading this and the fact that you can is a fluke of the system in the same way asking "will it orange?" is linguistically possible but not intended or meaningful /tv/ might be more your speed
zero people explaining how OP is wrong
>>23330331OP disproved his own claim in the very first sentence of the post. The point is that the gods who represent natural forces of the world are careless in how they treat mortals. Wars, famines, disasters, death are all unavoidable aspects of life and it is no wonder the Greek pantheon are composed of tricksters who hurl problems on mortals for their own amusement. That is the point of the Iliad. Life sucks and it is random in who it throws pain and suffering on.
>>23330296Jesus is always with us, especially in Church.
>>23330343Aren't you just adding strength to his claim?
>>23328200You forgot the part about how, >not only do the gods play billiards with human lives, but the state, represented by Agamemnon, will steal your valor, represented by Briseis, but you should still fight and die so the poets will immortalize you in song.Op is a faggot.
