Homer's Illiad-Man With A Role.

Man With A Role In ancient times, the Greeks pondered of what man's role in the universe was. The ancient Greek civilization knew that they were not equal to the Gods, but knew they were greater than animals in moral status. The ancient Greek people decided to position themselves in between Gods and animals, which they believed in confidently and would rarely question. Another Greek perception of the role of man in the universe is …

…learned that his ignorance from the oracle led to his suffering; his suffering led to knowledge; his knowledge led to wisdom, which is a common Greek perception of man's role in the universe. Sophocles and other Greek writers wanted to portray in their works that the true knowledge that one wants to obtain can only be brought with suffering. In the end Greek writers wanted to depict that through suffering can true knowledge be obtained.