Question

Why does Jove likely allow Neptune to punish the Phaeacians if he disagreed with Neptune’s decision? A god's will is supreme over a mortal's will. Jove and Neptune are brothers. Minerva supports Neptune’s decision to punish the Phaeacians. The powerful Phaeacians are becoming a threat to the gods.

Answer 1

A god's will is supreme over a mortal's will.

Step-by-step explanation:

Neptune is the Roman god of the sea and as a deity he has complete freedom to pass over the will of mortals and do what he wants, even if this is an unjust and immoral thing, that is, no mortal has enough power to prevent power of a god.

For this reason, Jove, a mortal, allows Neptune to punish the ugly, even though he disagrees with Neptune's decision.

Answer 2

The answer should be A god's will is supreme over a mortal's will.

It is an overriding conflict where the main focus is to punish the Phaeacians for granting safe passage to wayfaring strangers, a custom that is an exceptional virtue in Homer's world and the disagreement between the gods and their opinions regarding this situation.

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