Bibliography lists 6 sources. The portrayals are Hesiod's fable of the Hawk and the Nightingale, particular dealings in the Iliad, Athens in the 6th century B.C., and Prometheus and democracy. No additional sources cited. When not being used in the context of paying taxes, 'fate' is often associated with the cycle of life. Life is born, grows and dies.
Fate is a term that means many things to different individuals, cultures and societies.
The simplest definition may be 'inevitable'. A common idiom that portrays the concept of fate is, 'what must be, must be'. Fate is portrayed in literature in many different ways, as well. This 7 page paper explores the use of fate as a device of literature in the myth of Oedipus, The Raven, by Edgar Allen Poe and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 2 page look at the differences in conception of the underworld between these three works.