SOURCE: Jones, P. V. “The Independent Heroes of the Iliad.” Journal of Hellenic Studies 116 (1996): 108-18.
In the following essay, Jones analyzes the balance between human and divine responsibility in the Iliad, describing Homer's narrative treatment of the gods and fate vis-à-vis the mortal perspectives of his heroes.
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