 The term "Keres" has also been cautiously used to describe a person's fate.An example of this can be found in the "Iliad" where Achilles was given the choice (or "Keres") between either a long and obscure life and home, or death at Troy and everlasting glory.Also, when Achilles and Hector were about to engage in a fight to the death, the god Zeus weighed both warriors' "keres" to determine who shall die.