g had a purpose--it goes into truth. Orestes is eventually tried for the murder of his mother. The furies are the prosecutors and Apollo is the defense. The jury ends up with a tie vote and Athena is called upon to break the tie. She sets Orestes free, and the Furies become angry. Athena offers the Furies a special place if they don't harm Athens. They accept and are transformed into the Eumenides. In the end, the opposite forces reconcile and are turned into a positive force. this positive view represents a great Athenian society.
             In "The Euminides" and "The Iliad" the gods are viewed in different ways. They have different outlooks on mortals, and their actions support this. In "The Iliad" the gods played favorites. they didn't have good reasons behind their actions--it was like a game to them. An example of this was the beauty contest that started the Trojan War. Paris chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful, and won Helen as a prize. The other goddesses were envious and shunned Paris and the Trojans in the war. This uncaring attitude is the opposite of t
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