Oedipus the King Journal 4- Themes and Ideas

I have been tracking the idea of fate or destiny in Oedipus and it has popped out several times in Oedipus. Because of the phrophecy, Oedipus is "destined" to live it and everyone expects him to marry his mother and kill his father. He tries to go against this but because he is given this fate, there is no way to over come this.
This idea may be present because of how religious they are. As seen in the novel, "But if any man comes striding, high and mighty in all he says and does, no fear of justice, no reverence for the temples of the gods-- let a rough doom tear him down, repay his pride, brakneck, runious pride!" (975). This passage from the chorus shows that no matter what someone does, they are punished by the gods. Therefore, their lives are controlled by the gods and they just live under their commands.
Not only does the chorus mention destiny or fate in that passage. In the previous passage the chorus says, "Destiny guide me always/Destiny find me filled with reverence.pure in word and deed" (955). Here it seems like destiny is personified and given the ability to find someone and guide them. Destiny has always seemed like an idea for me. Like how manifest destiny is the belief that America will take all land coast to coast. I suppose this idea has guided us to take over the coast but i never thought that the destiny found us.
Later in the play, the chorus again mentions destiny. "You are my great example, you, your life/ your destiny, Oedipus, man of misery--/I count no man blest" (1320). The passage before this one explains that a man does not have more joy than a dream and his dream just "dies blazing into oblivion." This shows that men can dream but it is no more than that because they will never be able to do anything about it because of their destiny.
Oedipus also personifies destiny when he says "My destiny, my dark power, what a leap you made" (1146). By personifying destiny, he gives it more power and control in his life which emphasizes the idea that a man has no control over his life because he has a predetermined fate. Oedipus personifies destiny again, "What grief can crown this grief/It's mine alonem my destiny--I am oedipus!" (1485). "Well let my destiny come and take me on its way!" (1595).

Because both Oedipus and the Chorus speak of destiny, we know that not only does someone on the outside (chorus) know that destiny is taking over Oedipus' life but he does too.