Another man that attempted to change his fate was Pelias. He stole the kingdom away from the Jason’s father. When Pelias took over the throne, Jason was sent to a safe place. “The usurper Pelias had been told by an oracle that he would die at the hands of his kinsmen, and that he should beware of anyone whom he saw shod with a single sandal” (Hamilton, 163). When Jason had grown, he came back to the kingdom to reclaim the throne. He was wearing one sandal when he walked into the town, which made Pelias afraid. Since Jason was his cousin, he would the perfect person to fulfill the prophecy. Jason and Pelias made a deal that if Jason could retrieve the golden fleece, he would reclaim the throne while Pelias would keep all of his wealth. Pelias…show more content… When he was born, Laius ordered for his son’s feet to be bound together, and he should be taken to a mountain. The boy, Oedipus, was taken to King Polybus of Corinth, who raised him as if he was his own child. Years later, Oedipus left Corinth after being told that he would kill his father and marry his mother. On his journey, he came across a man with four servants that tried to force him off the path. Angered, Oedipus killed the man and three of his servants. Oedipus continued his traveling when he came across the Sphinx. Oedipus was able to solve her riddle, causing her to kill herself and save Thebes. The citizens made him their king, and he married Jocasta, who was the king’s wife before he was killed. In the end, the man that Oedipus killed on his journey was actually his father, which meant that Jocasta was his mother. Apollo’s oracle came true even though King Laius and Oedipus each based their actions on attempting to change fate.
Unfortunately, terminal illnesses are common. Even though some people are told that they only have a certain number of days left in their lives, people continue to fight for a few extra days that they can live. With illnesses like cancer, some people continue to have radiation and chemotherapy even though they were told that they would not make it. People continue to fight because there is always hope. There are stories of people that continued to fight, and they lived many months or years…show more content… Phaethon chooses to take the sun across the sky in the chariot by himself. The steeds become reckless once they realize that it is not the Sun god that is in the chariot. They almost run into the Crab and Scorpion; large forest fires are created on the earth. Mother Earth cried to the gods for help, causing Zeus to strike and kill Phaethon with his lightning bolt. Phaethon died because the steeds took advantage of him; however, he chose to drive Sun’s car through the sky. Phaethon created his own fate by not listening to his father’s plea to not ride in the chariot
