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What is a major characteristic of the Olympian gods in the Homeric view of the world?
They are capricious and willful
What is the moral outlook that is key to the scientific and philosophical frame of mind, as seen in Homer and later Greek tragedies?
The virtue of humility and the recognition of human fallibility
What is the outcome of human hubris, as depicted in Homer and later Greek tragedies?
Grief and suffering
What is essential to moving beyond the realm of myth and into the realm of philosophy and science?
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What is the significance of the early epic poems, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey?
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