I'm reading the Iliad and a question has come up - What is the conflicting message about the relationship between humans and the gods does this myth give?

Any help with this would be much appreciatd. Thank You

Remember that Achilles was the son of a deity and a human. What kinds of conflict can that produce, do you think?

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/achilles/ss/082109AchillesPhotos_3.htm

Were there other main characters who would have been considered demigods?

Did any gods and/or goddesses step in to try to change any actions or outcomes during any parts of this story?

Read through several of the articles here, and see what else you can find:
http://www.google.com/search?q=humans+and+gods+in+iliad&oq=humans+and+gods+in+iliad&aqs=chrome..69i57.5923j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8