Destiny and Glorified Death in Homer's Iliad In Homer's Iliad, discourses on fate are frequent and influential. While only some characters know what is destined for them, all recognize that their destiny has already been mapped out for them. Despite the psychological and emotional effects that the accepted idea of ​​destiny has had on the characters, they continue to engage in the bloody decade-long battle. Homer evokes this motivation in characters to continue to support war despite little incentive, through the meaning of glory and its relationship to fate as an ultimate goal rather than a governing force. This leads to the Iliad's message about destiny being based on a warrior's form of death and legacy rather than a fixed lifestyle. The Iliad also raises the question of whether the actions of mortals seen throughout the text were free or predetermined. Although fate is treated by the gods as an immutable power, it is mentioned ambiguously and offers the reader an open view on fate, letting him decide whether the often referred to "will of Zeus" is the absolute truth for the gods. of the. humans. These gods and goddesses seen in the Iliad are said to act upon destiny when evidence shows that their intervention causes an actual alteration of the characters' free will. Therefore, the gods become the direct cause of the death of many warriors, attaching serious meaning to an honorable and glorified death. Leaving fate as something rather designed by the gods themselves. In Robert C. Solomon's article "On Fate and Fatalism", he refers to fate in literature as a way to give meaning to the ending or overall resolution, as if no other possible reality could have occurred. More specifically, the Iliad shows the “will of Zeus” (...... middle of paper ...... f glory “So it is with good reason that the Iliad speaks of death as coming at the "right time “ '” (Solomon 449) Just as Achilles chose to die young for glory and Hector knowing that the fight between him and Achilles was his time to fight for his honor. In conclusion, Homer's Iliad shows that denial of fate is something that is imposed by gods and as an immutable path for human beings to take. Although most of the characters in the Iliad do not know what fate has in store for them, they continue to fight, aspiring to have a glorified death , the kind of honorable death that gives meaning to life and allows warriors like Achilles and Hector to pass The Iliad is quick to reference fate when talking about the action that takes place, however, these perfect circumstances that combine to create the. Homer's classical epic cannot give all the credit. simply to fate.