Compare And Contrast Heroes In The Iliad

Compare & Contrast of Heroes in the Bible and Iliad
Both the Iliad and the Bible have defining moments that have shaped both the Christian and Greek culture in almost similar ways. Two heroes, Jesus and Achilles are quite similar with some minor differences. First off, both Jesus and Achilles’ mothers were mortal, while having a divine connection through their fathers. This meant that they were born more than just man, but also part God. This would make them stand out, especially since both had powers a normal man could not achieve. For example, Jesus had miraculous healing powers and was able turn water into wine, although Achilles did not have those types of powers, his divine power was through strength, Achilles was thought to the mightiest
For Achilles, it was to save his people from the Trojan invasion, while Jesus needed to prevent his followers from being eternally damned to hell. However, they both resolved these conflicts in a different way. Achilles simply killed all the Trojans who’d come in his way, Achilles’s wrath goes as far as to mutilating Hector who was an enemy against the Greeks. However, according to the Gods this was a major sin of battle and resulted in. While Jesus had taken upon all the sin in the world in order to save the souls of those who believed in him. God in the Bible, as well as the Gods in the Iliad, both intervened to help Jesus and Achilles. More so in the Iliad, Zeus and many other Gods would give Achilles even more power on the battlefield than he already had, insuring his victories. Jesus before the time of his death had asked God, “Why have you forsaken me?” During this moment Jesus was much more human than a God, because only mortals can go through death. In a way, this is an example of how God stopped intervening which caused Jesus to be in so much pain on the cross. After death, Jesus unlike Achilles was worshipped as a God among Christians, on the other hand