... of events which is called fate.  Fate involves two parts.  First, there are laws that govern certain parts of mens' lives, such as human mortality and an afterlife.  Second, fate deals with the inevitable outcome of certain events, outcomes that cannot be changed by men or gods. Both Homer and Virgil ... seer. Although Hekuba tried to avert the disaster by attempting to have Paris killed, fate overcame and Troy was destroyed as a result of Paris' judgment concerning the golden apple of discord (Strong 15-16).  Virgil also writes about a similar situation when Venus pleads w...

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