I was reading the Iliad by Homer the other day and throughout the whole story Zeus keeps saying or foreshadowing that "the city of Troy is fated to fall." And as we know, Zeus is, in Greek Mythology, the supreme god and the most powerful one too. There is almost virtually nothing that he can't do. But on the other hand, fate is inevitable, fate is something that unavoidably befalls. Is Zeus acting on fate? And can gods change fate since they are so supreme? or is fate the actual will of Zeus? I hope you sorta understand what im talking about here. It is so confusing because I cant see how fate and powerful gods co-exist.
2006-10-21 22:00:50 · 11 answers · asked by tangerine 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People! Im not talking about "God" here, im talking about the Greek gods!
2006-10-22 07:28:41 · update #1
well (in non greek mythology) i suppose its the gods will that is your fate .if its decided you cant change it although
2006-10-21 22:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by cooljess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in Greek Mythology fate is stronger than God's will.
Gods cannot interfere and change someones destiny. What a person will find in his life it is written when he was born by the Fates, Moires in greek, who are also godesses.
And from what I can remember Greek gods prefer not to interfere wih each other businesses.
2006-10-22 12:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ioanna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first off you have to ask a question of whether this is only a God or many gods. Because if you ask gods then each indivdual god will possibly have their own seperate fate but if you put it in reference to One God like Jesus Christ then it is different because you can begin to ask questions about the triune God in the sense of what fate means. You also have to define what "fate" and "will" mean according to your understanding, if you just leave the question open in this sense then anyone can have their own interpreation of what these words mean. It's also something called Post-modernism. I'm not trying to get around your question but only pointing you in a different direction of asking it so you can further increase your answers.
2006-10-21 22:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by jcioos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicholas H fails to understand what he has just said. Just because God knows what is going to happen does not eliminate free will: He does not ALTER what is going to happen just because it isn't what He would have wanted. But Fate is merely the imaginative creation of those too weak-minded to accept responsibility for their own actions. "Oh, it was Fate. I had no choice in the matter." Actually, from this viewpoint, it is easy to see fate & powerful gods co-existing - in fiction, where they belong.
2006-10-21 22:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by therealme 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are talking about a being's fate, its assumed that what happen in its life is set by god. To me there is no such thing as fate, even if there is, your life is still dependant on how you live it. Because you don't know your own fate ahead, its really meaningless.
2006-10-21 22:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by Skys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they're each other. There's no who: there are equivalent.
But, personally, I think life is a "Choose-you-own-adventure" thing. It's pre-destinied. The maze is built; you choose your path. You do not build the maze while walking through it; that's absurb. But the thing is, some things will reach the ending, some never will. Depending on your religion, you'll interpert my sentence in different manner.
2006-10-21 22:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by cerlinda_2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither exists.
And if you really want to be confused, consider this:
Man obviously has free will. If God is all knowing, then he knows what we are going to do before we do it (ie: fate). but if he knows what we are going to do before we do it, then from a philosophical point of view we don't really have free will, all our actions are pre-recorded
2006-10-21 22:03:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, you've figured it out. There is no real conscious mind except yours and yours alone... or should I say ours. BWAHAHAHAHAHA... wait.. that wasn't the question now .. was it?
Hmmmm... disregard that last part.. it was just an unfortunate .. um .. accident .. yea
2006-10-21 22:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god created fate!
2006-10-21 22:02:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well both exists..God created fate and knows everything about it
2006-10-21 22:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by zeivinator 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋