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Culture Documents
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199644094.003.0003
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Divine messages
The status and function of divine messages emerges from the overall relationship
between human characters and the gods or fata:49 humans view the gods as powers that
influence their lives and deserve worship; divine messages may provide (partial) insight
into what is predetermined by fate.50 The gods, however, often follow their own agendas
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