Greeks however did not fully reject their gods and were still reverent towards them. Homer’s heroes are unable to defeat the gods no matter how hard they tried, but when the hero of The Birds does we are reminded of one thing: trying to transcend your humanity and become divine does not make you a hero, only a big joke. The works of Homer and Aristophanes show that no matter how far a civilization may stray from religion, our humanity has limits. We cannot become divine, only explain the divine. All we can do is exist inside the limited framework that our bodies and minds give
Greeks however did not fully reject their gods and were still reverent towards them. Homer’s heroes are unable to defeat the gods no matter how hard they tried, but when the hero of The Birds does we are reminded of one thing: trying to transcend your humanity and become divine does not make you a hero, only a big joke. The works of Homer and Aristophanes show that no matter how far a civilization may stray from religion, our humanity has limits. We cannot become divine, only explain the divine. All we can do is exist inside the limited framework that our bodies and minds give