In the context of Greek mythology, humans have little to no control over their fates. That knowledge and controls lies with the gods. Often times the characters of myths go to the oracles looking for a bit of guidance only to be delivered a cryptic message about a big event relevant to their lives. For example, Oedipus in Oedipus Tyrannus sends Creon to the oracle to get answers about the plague that racks Thebes, he is told that he must find the old king Laius’ murderer, Creon says “Then hear the words I heard from the god. Lord Apollo has made his will clear: drive out defilement nurtured in your land. Cherish it no longer; it must be purged” (Sophocles 95-98). Who would have guessed that prophecy would reveal himself to be the murderer?.
