Zeus the Human or Priam the God, Homer's Iliad

In Homer's Iliad, Priam, the human King of Troy, and Zeus, the divine King of the gods, are only separated by the gift of immortality. Homer compares and contrasts these great kings to show the results of this gift. Zeus is less invincible and imperturbable than he should be for his divine status. Both the divine King of the gods and the human King of Troy have a weakness for their children, which brings the …

…the consequence for the gods can never be death; as a result of this the gods have no real punishment for any action or attitudes, so they view each passing day as a new game. Homer wants the reader to understand that the gods have children and hurt for them when they die just as humans do. Even though the gods sometimes make better decisions, the humans are nobler because life has meaning for them.