Despite being one of the issues often cited by philologists to discuss topics within the Homeric poems, the fact is this is a complex and non-consensual issue. Discussions begin on the fact that (the) poet(s) do not always use the same formula or word to translate the idea we usually translate as «destiny». This essay aims to make a state of the art, drawing attention to what we consider to be a common methodological error: the forced adaptation of what Greeks understood by moira, e.g., and what in the XXI century is meant by Destiny.Apesar de ser um dos temas frequentemente citados pelos filólogos para abordar a problemática dos Poemas Homéricos, o facto é que esta é uma questão complexa e pouco consensual. Os problemas começam logo no fac...