Today in discussion, we talked about how the gods already know what the all-ending fate is of the war between the trojans and achains and the fate of achilles and Hecktor and everyone esle mentioned in the lliad. So since the gods know the "fate", we questioned whether the gods can go against what fate says. I am a little confused about this because if the gods really arent the ones who are in "control" of fate, then who is? someone has to be right? It doesnt just happen. or does it? In the real world, God controls our fate. He knows what each one of our fates are. So then, who controls the fate in the Iliad? But what would really happen if the gods did go against what fate says? Does that mean fate will change, and if so, then wouldnt that mean the gods are in control of that fate?
p.s. i commented on Fimbulvetr's post from 9/2/10
I'll go out on a limb here and assume that the gods can't go against fate. When I was reading into the book, the gods rarely ever mentioned the fates, let alone took them into consideration. They act as if they're powerless to do anything about them or communicate with them -- and with that said, one has to wonder if they are beings, or if they are separate 'presets' to all existence, and if the gods really do know the outcomes or not. Buy and large, the gods seem to be nothing more than humans with supernatural abilities that have two realms they can work within and an even more bloated nosiness-factor. Connecting this to my blog, this makes me wonder if this is what the writer wanted the reader to pick up, or if there was just a lack of creativity in making the gods seem completely original.
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