Question

Someone’s wisdom has revealed to us

this famous saying—sometimes the gods
lure a man’s mind forward to disaster,
and he thinks evil’s something good.
But then he lives only the briefest time

According to these lines, what did the ancient Greeks believe to be true?
a.The gods wrote a book of famous sayings.
b.The gods could trick humans into doing evil.
c.The gods permitted any type of human behavior.
d.The gods had no control over the human mind.

Answer 1

The gods could trick humans into doing evil.

Answer 2

B.
From these lines, we can understand that the ancient Greeks believed that the gods had the ability to trick people to commit evil deeds.