Comparing and contrasting Eve and Pandora

There are many moral issues between the characters in the book the Iliad, but the biggest issues were with the characters you might least expect: the Greek gods and goddesses. The way these gods were vaunted by the Greeks, you would expect them to be perfect, just, and faultless. But these illustrious gods were anything but that. Their moral priorities were very mixed up to say the least, and they took no notice of it. A big problem with the gods and goddesses was their self absorption; they were extremely prideful and vain. Little did they know this pride would inevitably cause the Trojan War. It all started when the goddess of discord threw a golden apple with the words “for the fairest” inscribed upon it to Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Since each of them thought they were they were the most beautiful, they needed some one to judge their beauty. But Zeus was too smart to agree to this so he told them to ask Paris, a handsome Trojan prince. The goddesses desperately wanted the golden apple, so each of them promised Paris a brilliant gift if he should choose them. Hera promised to make him a powerful ruler; Athena promised him wisdom and victory in battle; and Aphrodite promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta. Paris just couldn’t resist Aphrodite’s offer and he gave her the golden apple and with Aphrodite’s help he seduced Helen, who was Prince Menelaus’ wife. Unbelievably, these three goddesses were so prideful and vain that they would actually cause the Trojan War all for the sake of owning a golden apple that belonged to the fairest of them all. Another issue the gods had was their seeming impotence to forgive, their inability to let go of a grudge and their need for revenge. These same qualities the gods had played another huge part in the Trojan War. After Paris chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful, you can imagine that Hera and Athena were furious and out for revenge on Paris. Since there