"Would you, dear daughter, alone, change fate, which never can be altered? All you need do is visit the three Sisters; in their own home you'll find the massive archive of all the world: those tablets, made of brass and tough iron, have no fear of lightning's wrath or heaven's tremors; and they can withstand - secure, eternal - any other shock. There you will find the fate of your descendants engraved on metal - indestructible." -Jove
This excerpt from the last chapter I liked because it tied in nicely with the theme of my paper, and somewhat into what I feel really applied from the readings. Jove is instructing his daughter to learn from her descendants. He says the origins are written in metal to be preserved and remembered. They are secure and indestructible. In the power of these origins might we learn and find our own power. Although fate cannot be altered, we can look to the past for guidance in the future.
The really interesting question ingrained in this excerpt is, is destiny changeable? It appears even the gods are subject to the decrees of the Fates, but is this separate from the fate Ovid is writing about here? Fate as a thing of the past controlled by the Sisters, but fate, the future as Ovid discusses it here?
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