It isn't so much
fate that directs the
stoic, but rather an understanding that it is part of
Logos.
Heraclitus regards
Logos as the immanent princple of rationality - the pattern and identity underlying the
cosmic flux.
Greek dieties were personified, while
Logos just is. Through understanding of
Logos, stoics perceive how to conduct their lives in a way that conforms with nature. Through this acceptance of all that happens
stoics are able to cultivate inner happiness. This is where the classic impassiveness of stoics comes from.
Some of the best well known stoics include Epictetus, a greek slave, and Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor.