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Interference of the gods - Kaitlyn Terry

There was a specific moment in Book 3 that held my mind captive as I continued to read, and that was Aphrodite's interference with the battle. She snatched Paris out of the jaws of death and set him in his home. She then goes to Helen, telling her to go to her husband as he is back from the war. I was shocked by Helen's boldness as she regarded the beautiful goddess as "Maddening One.." (Homer 141). Granted, the goddess reprimanded her, reminding Helen of her place. 

If Aphrodite had not intervened, the Trojan's would not have only lost Helen, but Paris as well. However, the war would have ceased and the onslaught of death would have ended. As much as I enjoyed the personality traits brought out by Aphrodite, her involvement seems to have only caused more problems and death.


p.s. I commented on Abigale and Caroline's

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  1. Caroline TuckerAugust 24, 2020 at 4:10 PM

    I completely agree! The more I read about Aphrodite the more aggravated I get. She faces no consequences from her actions. I think that is what infuriates me the most. In these stories, the gods and goddesses make mistakes. This is to make them more relatable. However, they are not relatable because so far they have not faced and consequences of their actions.

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