SummaryIn English literature and Greek mythologies, fate and free will played colossal responsibilities in creating the characters of legendary stories and plays. The Greek gods believed in fate and intervention, predictions of an individual's life before and after birth over which the individual had no control over their own destiny. Free will and destiny mix, this is where a person can choose their own destiny, choose their own destiny based on the choices they make during their life. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of free will is “the freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by a prior cause of divine intervention.” Fate and the gods who chose their destiny ruled Gilgamesh, Oedipus and Achilles.IntroductionIn the stories/plays and poems of Gilgamesh, Oedipus the King and Achilles in the Iliad, there are three main heroes whose destiny is decided for them by the gods. Each hero received a destiny according to that of the god, but in the understanding of destiny, there is also the idea of ​​free will. Gilgamesh is two-thirds god and one-third man, who feels like he has no equal. Gilgamesh feels superior to all men until he meets Enkidu, a creation sent to stop Gilgamesh from his reckless and wild ways. Oedipus is the king of Thebes and his destiny was that of the prophecies of the blind soothsayer Tiresias in which he was to kill his father and marry his mother. In the poem the Iliad, Achilles was the hero who would win the war against Troy, the prophet Calchas predicted that Achilles would die at a very young age. In all the epics, each character had a destiny to fulfill, endowed with extraordinary powers and abilities, each had middle of paper...... this was the time when the Greek armies were trying to take over the city of Troy without the help of Achilles, the fight was fierce. With the unfortunate death of Achilles' beloved companion and friend, Patrolcus, Achilles went to war with the city of Troy, eventually killing his enemy, Hector. In all the destinies predicted, Achilles knew in advance what the outcome might be. With this in mind, Achilles has the free will to engage in war and lose his life. However, fate had been revealed before Hector's murder, Achilles entered the war with vengeance in mind and fulfilled the prophecies.ConclusionReferencesLawall, Sarah, Mack, Maynard, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 2nd “Achilles” edition. Mythica Encyclopedia from the Mythica Encyclopedia online.