Many people have different definitions of faith. The dictionary would define faith as, "the strong belief or trust in someone or something," (Merriam). Some may say faith is putting your beliefs into one or more deities. Then there are those who put their faith in other humans. No matter how one spins the dreidel the outcome always comes out the same, alleviation. Humans always put their faith in other different beings to feel less stressed about their opinions and obligations. …show more content…
This amount of faith in the gods leads to a lot of divine intervention in the war. Such want for intervention is displayed when Chryses prays for Apollo to help them in return for and temples or meat he has given, "Hear me, god of the silver bow, that standest over Chryse and holy Killa, and rulest Tenedos with might, O Smintheus! If ever I built a temple gracious in thine eyes, or if ever I burnt to thee fat flesh of thighs of bulls or goats, fulfill though this my desire; let the Danaans pay by thine arrows for my tears." (Homer 2). This is not the only time a character has prayed for a god's help in return for riches and sacrifice, and all of this praying and need for help led the war to not only be with mortals but also the