Is Fate the Enemy?

In class, Dr. Schuler asked if there was an enemy in this story. I heard lots of different answers, but in my opinion fate is the real enemy. In ancient Greece, not even the Gods could free you of your fate, so if Oedipus' parents had not abandoned him how would his fate be different? Is his fate ultimatley to be abandoned by his parents, therefore it sets a stage for him to kill them, or would his fate be different if they had not abandoned him. I kind of believe that because his parents abandoned him, his fate was their punishment. They tried to change fate so they were ultimately punished, but due to his guilt so was oedipus. All in all, fate is playing dirty, no matter what happens Oedipus is dealt a bad hand by fate. even if his mother did not commit suicide nor did he kill her, he would still be miserable due to that fact he laid with his mother. I do not believe he would be able to just ignore it and proceed with his life, but how could anyone that had any sense of morals. I don't want to say his mother deserved what happened, but once she found out that she had married her son, she should have told him. That's just my opinion, Fate seems to be the ultimate enemy, but his mother is no angel either. P.S. I commented on Amanda's Ignorance Is Not Bliss