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what does zeus intervention in the war explain about the events in book 12?
the achaeans inability to defend their wall
the unpredictable nature of war and valor
the inevitability of hectors victory
the lack of strategy in the trojan army
In Book 12 of the Iliad, Zeus, the king of the gods, intervenes by ordering other gods not to interfere in the war and supporting the Trojans. His intervention ensures that Hector and the Trojans gain the upper hand, breaking through the Achaeans' defensive wall. This divine interference frames Hector's success as fated and unavoidable, rather than just a result of mortal skill or chance.
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