Since the dawn of time men have always wondered what their fate is. They have

consulted gypsies, prophets, clergymembers, fortune-tellers, and psychics to find their fortunes. If their fate is bad they

tend to avoid it at all costs. Man's movement against fate is especially obvious in the

world of literature and plays. Homer's Odyssey, and the oft translated Greek myths of the

god's Zeus and Poseidon are three pieces of literature where flagrant examples of "men

moving from their fate" exist. In these stories the people or spirits that tell the character

what will happen are almost always right. These prophets were ghosts, gods, and mortals

who knew the fate of the characters. These stories all have characters who tried to avoid

Homer's Odyssey had many scenes in it where the hero Odysseys must ask people

he and his party have met if they know about the region he is in and where he should go

next. The news these helpful people give is usually never good so clever Odysseys is

always trying to concoct a keen plan to cheat death and continue along his journey. A

live to tell the tale. Reluctantly Odysseys changed course and pressed on to his next

with wax and had them lash him to the tiller. He placed his two strongest men next to

Odysseys decides he has his provisions and has been there long enough so he plans his

isn't something to mess with whether you are man, god or something in-between. The

lasts for quite some time. The men are stranded, and eventually kill some of the cattle

of the myth Zeus told of how he came to power and his father's attempt to move against

make his father vomit up his siblings. They fight Cronos and his cronies and viola! Zeus

He sails through the strait adjacent to where the Sirens live. He is prepared, after

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)