Gods and Humans in Paradise Lost and the Iliad
| carrollscholars.object.coursename | Honors Scholars Seminar | en_US |
| carrollscholars.object.coursenumber | HNR 495 | en_US |
| carrollscholars.object.department | Honors Scholars Program | en_US |
| carrollscholars.object.major | Anthrozoology | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Street, Alexander | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karbowicz, Alexis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-21T20:39:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-21T20:39:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-04-16 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the ways in which gods and humans interact in Homers Iliad and John Milton’s Paradise Lost. These two epics detail two battles, the battle for Troy and the battle for the salvation of humanity, both of which are heavily influenced by the gods that appear in their universes. The goal for this paper is to investigate the relationship between gods and humans by specifically looking at what the humans owe the gods in each epic. By comparing the favorable and the unfavorable interactions between gods and those they claim to love, the paper argues that the humans in each story owe the gods obedience. While this obedience may or may not be justified, it is demanded in order to stay in the favor of the gods. This paper also compares Milton’s omniscient and all-powerful triune god’s plan for salvation to the vastly more humanlike Greek gods of Homer and their destructive yet limited power. It will investigate the consequences for when this obedience is not rendered, from Adam and Eve to Achilles and Diomedes. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholars.carroll.edu/handle/20.500.12647/10390 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjfoaMDk6bY | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Gods and Humans in Paradise Lost and the Iliad | en_US |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_US |