AbstractIn English literature and Greek mythologies, fate and free will had colossal responsibilities in the creation of characters in legendary stories and plays. The Greek gods believed in fate and interventions, predictions of an individual's life before and after birth, over which the individual has no control over his or her destiny. Free will and destiny merge, this is where a person can choose their destiny, choose their destiny based on the choices the individual will make in their life. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of free will is the “freedom of human beings to make choices that are not determined by a prior cause of divine intervention.” Fate and the gods who chose their destinies directed Gilgamesh, Oedipus and Achilles. Introduction In the stories/plays and poems of Gilgamesh, Oedipus the King, and Achilles in the Iliad, there are three main heroes whose fate is decided by the gods. Each hero has been assigned fate according to that of the gods, however, as fate is understood, there is also the idea of ​​free will. Gilgamesh is two-thirds god and one-third man, feeling 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 fate was prophesied by the blind soothsayer Tiresias in which he would kill his father and marry his mother. In the poem The Iliad, Achilles was the hero who would win the war with Troy, the prophet Calchas predicted that Achilles would die at an early age. In all the epics, each character had a fully fulfilled destiny, blessed with extra ordinary powers and abilities, each had a... middle of paper... was when the Greek armies tried to conquer the city of Troy without the help of Achilles, the fight was relentless. With the unfortunate death of Achilles' beloved companion and friend Patrolcus, Achilles went to war with the city of Troy only to end up killing his enemy, Hector. In all predicted fates, 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 was killed, Achilles engaged in war with vengeance in mind and fulfilled the prophecies. Conclusion References Lawall, Sarah, Mack, Maynard, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 2nd Edition "Achilles". Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.