In the story of Herodotus, the bones of the tragic hero Orestes served as protection for the Thegeans. Fagle's allusion is crucial to Sophocles' depiction of redemption as a result of tragedy in Oedipus at Colonus. In Oedipus at Colonus we finally witness the triumph of free will over destiny. Because of free will, Oedipus is condemned to suffer, and because of his damnation, he learns to accept the ways of the gods and is therefore blessed in death (lines 424-433). We can therefore conclude that the free will desired by Oedipus to escape his destiny led him to redemption. Despite his redemption, fate continues to influence the lives of his children: Antigone and Ismene, condemned to bear their father's shame, and Polynices and Etiocles, condemned to kill each other. Overall, we note that in Greek culture, fate has more power over free will, but it is only through free will that the Greeks learn through suffering and are therefore blessed by their gods. In conclusion, it can be said with certainty that although fate has a greater influence on free will, both fate and free will have the same value for the Ancients.