Ancient Greek Gods

The essay question tells me to look at the role of the Gods or the role of the fates. However, in my opinion, I believe that they are intertwined, fate is the will of the gods. For the ancient Greeks, Fate embodied a startling, unrelenting force. The gods in Greek literature were portrayed in diverse manners, from irrelevant to much more significant roles. The smaller roles might have included a chorus or a character referring to god in their speech, or suggestions throughout the play that the gods were involved in recent actions or the possible penalties thereof. More vital points have been the physical appearance of many gods throughout a play, communicating with the humans or there also would have been entire scenes dedicated to the gods in the heavens. It is also considered that the Gods control the fate of man. The essay question gives me two options, and what I am choosing to discuss will be on the role of Gods and linking in the role of fate throughout. The role played by gods and fate will be examined in two specific Greek tragedies: Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Aeschylus’s Agamemnon.
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Oedipus was a victim of fate but it’s clear that he wasn’t controlled by it. His fate was always to someday wed his Mother and kill his father. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi stated that this prophecy was unconditional and inevitably would occur, no matter what measures are taken to stop it coming to reality. Oedipus’s past actions were already known by fate, however, what happened in Thebes, he did out of his own will. Fate’s role has already been carried out and what this Greek tragedy highlight is that nobody i.e. Oedipus can avoid what is meant to happen. The role in Oedipus Rex is that it was established by fate itself what was to come of Oedipus, the Gods knew about the situation, however, nothing would’ve prevented the prophecy from coming