ble to deny the temptations of the goddesses multiple times. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, another goddess' whims are put down. Ishtar, goddess of war and love becomes attracted to the mighty but mortal Gilgamesh. But rather than jumping right into the sack with the goddess, Gilgamesh thought it out and refused. Thus, a second hero also refuses a god. Sometimes the gods only wanted honest opinions from the humans. In the events leading up to the Iliad; Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all contend to be the fairest of the godd
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