Poseidon

Question 1

when a man sacks [and] destroys everything […] he’s asking for trouble

the same destruction sooner or later will fall on his head

Answer 1

• the gods will punish hubris
• cyclical pattern of history = problems in contemporary athens
• sinful and barbaric retaliation
• warns if war crimes do not end Ath will experience crimes
• the most innocent = least to gain and most to lose thus suffer the most
• athens need to break the cycle of barbarity bc patterns only benefits those at pinnacle of the patriarchal pyramid

Question 2

“I too shall desert famous troy”

Answer 2

• neglects his own city
• has nobody to worship him so he abandons the city
• egotistical
• self serving and fatuous
• does not control the fate of Troy
• nothing left for his considerations