A reader's view of the importance of 'the gods' in ancient works such as The Iliad will color his or her enjoyment of Baricco's interpretation. For this reviewer, it was a stretch to remove the gods entirely from the telling as it fundamentally changes the point of view of Homer's version - that humanity are mere play-things of the gods (or, in the immortal words of King Lear, "As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods - They kill us for their sport."). However, it has to be said that Baricco has a point - in removing the "excuse" of the gods it is possible to put a very different and relevant, spin on this ancient story.
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