Joseph Of "Genesis" Poem by Daniel Brick

Apollo is the god of cosmic Light, the presence of death, its darkness and decay, are inimical to his nature. Such is the rigidity of Fate. Providence involves human beings directly with God: there is God's Rainbow Covenant, His directions to Moses and other prophets, to whom He speaks consolingly, the Chosen People, His theophanies to
individuals or crowds. This is the personal nature of Providence,
both God's nature and human nature. In contrast, Fate plays out in impersonal terms. Zeus climbs to a higher realm, where he places Achilles and Hector on a scale, which determines Hector's defeat and death. Zeus wants Hector to thrive, and he may be disturbed by Achilles's almost god-like being. But he must submit to the Force of Fate, whose image is not a ruler or a temple or a war chariot. It is a humble scales