Originally Posted by
andave_ya
Homer's gods are meddlesome, irksome, petulant, childish, un-heroic, cheap, cheesy, irritating, manipulative jerks. I can't believe that Greeks actually believed in gods that behave worse than humans do. And yet Homer has them as the real heroes of the story. Who are Hector and Achilles? Are they actually heroic? One of them is Mars' poster child, the other is the idiot son of a goddess. They do not stand on their own.
The only one with any sense is Odysseus, even if he's Minerva's favorite.
Furthermore, Paris is a wart.