Free Will In The Odyssey

Destiny, it’s the belief that a hidden power controls one’s future. People throughout history have been fascinated by this and it shows in the stories and heroes that have been created. One example of this is Odysseus from the Odyssey, who was created to face the fear that gods controlled mortals lives. Another example is Barry Allen aka the Flash from the current TV show the Flash. He faced destiny mainly in the third season with the idea of if future events are set in stone. The Flash has struggles with human fears in the same way that Odysseus shows how the Greeks struggled with free will.
(Odysseus) Odysseus is the protagonist of the very well-known story the Odyssey. Which is about Odysseus’s 20-year long journey home after the war in Troy. On the journey, he faces many
He got his powers from getting struck by lightning during the particle accelerator explosion. The Flash then put it on himself to protect the city from threats. By the third season of the Flash, Barry has been the flash for about 3 years and the main villain of the season is a speedster named Savitar who is the god of speed. In a admit to defeat Savitar, Flash is thrown into the future where he sees his girlfriend killed by Savitar. He then become e with changing the future to save her. As the flash tries to do this, he learns that he created Savitar in the future by trying to stop him. It’s a time loop and it is not known yet if the Flash is able to break it and save his girlfriend.
(Compare the two) Odysseus and the Flash are two very different kinds of heroes. Odysseus is very human, but he has the power to stand up to the gods. He is very cunning. The Flash is kind of contrary of Odysseus. Where Odysseus is human, the flash has god like abilities. The Flash is also more caring and optimistic then Odysseus. Odysseus is faced with destiny thru free will. Where the flash faces it by time itself.