Chapter Five contains a difficult but important discussion of the evolution of moral thinking in the Homeric poems, dealing with the concepts of justice; sin; the Gods; the heroic code; and the relationship among them.
Your assignment is to study this chapter very carefully. Reread it, and make notes on it.
In your 300 - 350 word written assignment, concentrate on the second half of the chapter, in which the role of the Homeric Gods is discussed.
Outline Finley's argument about the character of the Homeric gods; the "revolution in religion" that Finley believes occurred at or not long before the time of Homer; and the evolution of moral thinking.
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