Power Of Fate In The Iliad

A major theme in the epics of Greece and Rome, is the power of fate. Ancient Greeks believed that everyone is born with a certain fate. No matter if you’re born a little more different than other people, you still have your own fate. Whether the fate is tragic or happy, no one can change it’s path, not even the person living it. In the Iliad, Homer demonstrates how fate plays the most important role by deciding what will and will not happen to us at certain points of our lives

Firstly, in the Iliad book 1, Calchas talks about how he thinks it’s his fate to die. Calchas says that it’s his fate to anger Apollo in some way, so he wants protection because he thinks he’s too weak to go against Apollo. Calchas knows that Apollo is a powerful man, so even if Apollo can hold out against his own anger, he’ll eventually strike at him. In the end, he enlist Achilles help, because he knows that Achilles is very strong. (Homer 1. 86-98) Also, in the Iliad book 1, Achilles thinks that it’s Atrides fate to die. Achilles swears that someone will want revenge for Achilles, and strike hard against Atrides. He says that no matter what Atrides does, no one can save him. (Homer 1. 281-284)

Secondly, in the Iliad book 6, Hector says that it’s Troy, Priam, and his people’s fate to die. He understands that one day Troy will fall, and Priam’s army,

In a bloody string of events, Hector and Calchas both say that it 's either their fate to die, or it’s someone else 's. No matter how strong a fighter is, there will always be someone stronger. Revenge can be a powerful fuel to a fire, because most of the Iliad’s events are because of fate. Even in 2016, it’s someone 's death date, and it’s all because of fate. Everything that they had done, leads up to that moment, and they can’t escape it because it was their destiny. Just like Hector, Achilles, Calchas, Paris, Priam, Priam’s people, Atrides, and Troy, they’re all going to