I was surprised by the relationship between the gods and the mortals. Were a people to sit down and make up a theology, I would expect it to be self serving. It is hard to imagine how the Greeks came up with a theology which seems so unself serving.
Mortals live, die, then go to a miserable eternity in the underworld.
Their entire raison is to obtain as much glory while alive as possible. But then one wonders why as it appears to be of no use in the underworld. Meanwhile the immortals bicker over the praise they get from the mortals. Punishing and rewarding mortals who, respectively, make them look bad or good before the other immortals. I'd like to hear some other thoughts on the theology illustrated by Homer.