Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.The old man stretching his hands out called pitifully to him:"Hektor, beloved child, do not wait the attack of this manalone, away from the others. You might encounter your destinybeaten down by Peleion . . .”

The old man warns Hektor that he may meet his “destiny” if he faces Peleion alone. This points to fate—the power believed to shape what happens to people. The passage does not focus on funeral rituals, heroic deeds, or the gods’ influence.

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