One belief repeatedly represented in Homeric poems is the notion of fate. Odysseus' fate is discussed several times in The Odyssey. Homer's audience in ancient Greece would have understood the concept of fate and how it could affect the events in the poem. The idea of fate has not changed much in the contemporary time. However, Homer's audience would have probably considered it more serious than modern readers would.
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