Fate and the Iliad

But in some instances Zeus, the almighty ruler of Mount Olympus, who had control over what happened on earth would not completely alter fate. In today’s world of vastly expanding science and technology a vast amount of people have separated themselves from religion which is a strong advocate in Fate. People have found other explanations for how the world was created and many theories have been thrown around about how the world will end. As the age of technology replaces some of our older traditions such

as religion, fewer people believe in predeterm

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In the Iliad, Achilles knowing that he is fated to die if he revenges the death of his close friend, Patroclus who was killed

by the mighty Hector.

As Patroclus is fighting the Trojans dressed in Achilles armor he begins to fight Sarpedon. The worshipping of the Gods in this book allows the audience to see what a huge role they played in the human beings lives. Members of his council soon convince their leader that the fate of Troy is to fall at their hands and it will be in this battle.

The word fate in modern day can have a different meaning than it did in the Iliad. His death will come later at the hands of Achilles whose own fate already mentioned will find him killed sometime after killing Hector. When his mother comes to his side to plea with him into not fighting Hector as this moment she does

not mean to alter fate but to simply prolong the life of her son. As technology advances a persons ability to exploit an idea and use it to make money becomes smaller. (85)" This reassurance allows Hector to fight during this truce without fear of his own demise.

The four quotes used from modern influential people all spoke of fate being a state of

mind and not the overwhelming force that the Iliad made it out to be. Hector acknowledges fate when he speaks to Aias after their fight has gone on for hours, "Then for this time let us break off, for this one day; later we will fight

again, until fate shall decide between us and give the victory to one or the other. If this were not the case then why do governments and individuals spend millions of dollars on researching terminal diseases such as cancer or aids? If fate played the same role in present day as it did in the Iliad, then most people would accept their death as the way things happen instead of spending time and money fighting terminal diseases. "

Montapert is saying that since we alone control our minds that our fate is our own and although Achilles foolish stubborn behavior and later anger at the death of Patroclus could still be the cause of his death in present day, fate would not be factored into the heroes demise. If you are a romance reader, fated love is always in the formula but in the reality most people are disturbed to think that there end is near and they are helpless to stop all every human beings eventual outcome; death.

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Approximate Word count = 1819
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)

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