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The Central Theme of the Iliad Is

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The central theme of the Iliad is


A) the dangers of uncontrolled women: Helen of Troy caused ten years of war.
B) the fatal wrath which brings epic suffering: Achilles' anger with Agamemnon and his fateful wrath upon the death of Patroclus.
C) the opportunities created by war can make even ordinary men into heroes.
D) the advantage of cunning over brute force: only the trick of the Trojan Horse ended a war that has lasted ten years.
E) the folly of angering the gods: Odysseus' offense against Poseidon prevented a swift homecoming.

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