The Role of Gods and Goddesses in the Fate and Destiny of Characters in Homer’s The Iliad Homer’s The Iliad is an epic poem written about the events that transpired during the war between the Achaians and Trojans and the fates of the warriors and civilians. What is Fate? Britannica.com defines fate as an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end. Homer expresses the idea that the gods and goddesses intervene …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…his death is eminent. The godly interventions in this poem appear a kind of rough justice, a justice that seems in all cases much harsher than the offense committed. Also at times, characters such as Achilles’ appeared to have free will. But at other times, the gods seem to control the destiny of humans. And at other times, neither gods nor men seem to be in control of fate. It’s simply what it is.