Triumph of Destiny in the lives of Karna and Achilles
The Mahabharata by Vyasa and The Iliad by Homer are gallery of heroes. Karna of The Mahabharata and Achilles from The Iliad are the two great heroes. They share some similarities. Destiny plays a significant role in their lives. Though Karna and Achilles were immortals but they were killed in the Kurukshetra war and the Trojan war respectively. They were aware of their death in the battle-field but they chose to be glorious. Actually destiny is inescapable thus they faced their death fearlessly.
