Episode 6 | Iliad, Book 5

What is a god in Homer’s Iliad? What is immortality for the Greeks—simply never dying? How can both Aphrodite and Ares, being a god and goddess, become injured? Being divine, how do their injuries in battle compare with human injuries? When Athena lifts a “mist” from Diomedes’ eyes to distinguish between gods and men, what does he really see? When the gods fight for men, do they really have the best interest of the men in mind? Once again, Devin and Colton consider these questions (and more) in Episode 6: Iliad, Book 5.