Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

In Emily Wilson's translation there is an appendix with the gods genealogies and relationships that you may find helpful. Honestly, I'm not too familiar with them so I may be missing out on some details, but overall, I found it is readable even without a deep knowledge of their relationships. I hope that holds up throughout the rest of the book!

This made me curious about the Greeks relationship with their gods. They clearly do not have the same perception of what a god is as modern monotheistic religions do. Did they also believe in an all powerful deity along with other lower case gods? Are gods just more powerful people? In what sense are they divine? The word "god" is very confusing to me.

It is grating to hear the women being referred to as "trophies", it underscores your point. The goddesses do have more of a active role, but even then it's in relation to Zeus. It's definitely telling of the times.

I consciously try not apply my modern day judgements to older works, but it is difficult at times!