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Document Type

Article

Abstract

In most major religions today, high moral principles are established in religious doctrines. Believers are expected to worship their god and follow set standards which the church or god has established. Christians, for example, attempt to comply with the Ten Commandments; according to the Christian god, human beings are not supposed to commit adultery, lie, or covet their neighbor's wealth. Christians follow a specific text, the Bible, to know how to live a life that will lead toward an eternal life in heaven. The Homeric Greeks did not follow a set of standards that told them how to act; the gods did not play a role in determining moral etiquette. The Homeric Greeks believed they were ruled by immortals who determined the destinies of those Greeks who helped or hindered their goals as gods.

Publication Date

1987

Journal Title

Draftings In

Volume

2

Issue

2

First Page

17

Last Page

23

Copyright

©1987 by the Board of Student Publications, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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