Who or what truly determines fate? Can fate be chosen by a person or is it already set in stone the day they’re born. In the book the Iliad, during the Trojan War the gods struggle with the fates of the humans and the outcome of the war. The gods do as much as they can to change the line of events and prolong the war. However, even the powerful gods can not overrule fate.
In the story one of the main fighters for the Achaeans, Achilles, is the prime example of a character who can make someone question fate. Achilles is a very great fighter, but due to pride and the fact that he knows his fate, he didn’t want to return to fight in the war. Achilles has the opportunity to choose his own fate, he has the choice to either return to the war and …show more content…
If I hold out here and I lay siege to Troy, my journey home is gone, but my glory never dies. If I vonage back to the fatherland I love, my pride, my glory dies… true, but the life that’s left me will be long, the stroke of death will not come on me quickly. (9. 497-505)
In the Greek and Trojan cultural it’s best to be known for kleos instead of just being a person with no acknowledgement. From the beginning of the story it is known the three sisters of fate: Cloteo, Atropos, and Lachoris, determine and tell what lies in someone’s future. Even though the fate of a person is already set, the gods interfere all through the war trying to manipulate the the outcomes of actions. The gods involve themselves in the war for many different reasons; some have children in the war, while others just need something to do other than twiddling their thumbs.
The mortals battle with accepting their fates, because some feel as if Zeus is in control of everything. The mortals listen to people called seers, who actually believe that fate is already decided. One of the seers that the Greeks listened to is called Calchas, who is the son of Thestor, he scans the flight of birds. They used various animals as signs of meaning, such as birds, snakes, and many other
In the story one of the main fighters for the Achaeans, Achilles, is the prime example of a character who can make someone question fate. Achilles is a very great fighter, but due to pride and the fact that he knows his fate, he didn’t want to return to fight in the war. Achilles has the opportunity to choose his own fate, he has the choice to either return to the war and …show more content…
If I hold out here and I lay siege to Troy, my journey home is gone, but my glory never dies. If I vonage back to the fatherland I love, my pride, my glory dies… true, but the life that’s left me will be long, the stroke of death will not come on me quickly. (9. 497-505)
In the Greek and Trojan cultural it’s best to be known for kleos instead of just being a person with no acknowledgement. From the beginning of the story it is known the three sisters of fate: Cloteo, Atropos, and Lachoris, determine and tell what lies in someone’s future. Even though the fate of a person is already set, the gods interfere all through the war trying to manipulate the the outcomes of actions. The gods involve themselves in the war for many different reasons; some have children in the war, while others just need something to do other than twiddling their thumbs.
The mortals battle with accepting their fates, because some feel as if Zeus is in control of everything. The mortals listen to people called seers, who actually believe that fate is already decided. One of the seers that the Greeks listened to is called Calchas, who is the son of Thestor, he scans the flight of birds. They used various animals as signs of meaning, such as birds, snakes, and many other