Comparing The Iliad And Prometheus Bond

Zeus is known as the supreme ruler of both gods and men, He is depicted in both the Iliad and Prometheus Bond. Each story shows a different perspective as to how the immortals view Zeus, and how Zeus views both the immortals and men. For instance, the daughters of Oceanus feared that Zeus would hear Prometheus talking bad of Zeus. Also we see that the gods are always betrayed as going against Zeus' orders behind his back, but no matter what the case, Zeus always finds out about it. Both stories are similar in the way that either way there are immortals that are against Zeus, and immortals that follow him all the way and never turn against him or talk badly about him. This is where the stories start to differ. In the Iliad, nothing is done to the gods or goddesses that go against Zeus. On the other hand, in Prometheus Bond, we see Zeus as being very strict and punishing those who go against him. For instance, not only Prometheus, but also Atlas are both punished for going against Zeus, and doing what they believed was right. …show more content…
It puts a state of fear in their lives not to do anything against the immortals. Then in the Iliad it shows that the humans that have favor with the immortals are the ones that get blessed or helped out in the end. This is portrayed as the immortals helped the Greeks out in the battle with the Trojans. Also it could just be that the immortals were going against Zeus out of spite. Zeus is not always portrayed as a just ruler. In Prometheus Bond, Zeus is seen as a savage and he keeps justice to his own standard. He did punish Prometheus for stealing the fire and betraying Zeus, but at the same time Zeus was not just when he left the humans as the lowest on the food