Clotho

Greek mythology

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In Greek mythology, Clotho is one of the three goddesses known as the Fates, or Moirai. These goddesses determined human destinies, including the length of a person's life and their share of suffering. Clotho's specific role was that of the "Spinner," responsible for spinning the thread of human fate. Her sisters were Lachesis, who allotted the thread, and Atropos, who cut the thread, signifying the moment of death. The Romans had a similar concept with their goddesses called the Parcae.12

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Their names were Clotho (Spinner), Lachesis (Allotter), and Atropos (Inflexible). Clotho spun the “thread” of human fate, Lachesis dispensed it, and Atropos cut the thread (thus determining the individual’s moment of death). The Romans identified the Parcae, originally personifications of childbirth, with the three Greek Fates. The Roman…
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Their names were Clotho (Spinner), Lachesis (Allotter), and Atropos (Inflexible). Clotho spun the “thread” of human fate, Lachesis dispensed it, and Atropos cut the thread (thus determining the individual’s moment of death). The Romans identified the Parcae, originally personifications of childbirth, with the three Greek Fates. The Roman…
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