Discuss the significance of the Gods' intervention in Achilles' reintegration into the war in The Iliad.

Essentially, the Gods' intervention in Achilles'
reintegration is prompted by the appeal to Achilles' intense despair over the death of
Patroklos.  The Olympians recognize that this is a significant moment and to seize it by
going after Achilles when he is at his most vulnerable will be critical.  Hera, who has
tried her best to get the Greeks to win no matter what her husband says, gets her
messenger, Iris, to rouse Achilles into such a rage that his entry into the war would be
inevitable.  Thetis, Achilles' mother, enlists the help of Hephaestus to make a new and
more powerful armor for him to wear in battle, as his companion was killed in his own. 
Athena does her best, as well, to ensure that Achilles cannot remain uninvolved as she
"wraps Achilleus in the aegis" and gives him an aura of dominance with a blinding
light.  Symbolic of the fire that rages within him, the Gods help to carve out an
identity of vengeance and mourning as blinding intensity embodied in Achilles. Their
attempts are significant as it shows the Gods are almost as wrathful as human beings
when they feel slighted and dishonored, and are as intense as human beings in seeking
victory no matter the cost.  The Gods' attempts are a directly violation of Zeus' order
in Book Eight that they are to not involve themselves in the war, allowing the mortals
to fight it out themselves.  In their attempts at getting Achillles reintegrated into
the war, the Gods show themselves capable of doing anything in order to achieve their
desired end.