The Moirai Greek spinners of life THE MOIRAI

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The Moirai Greek spinners of life

The Moirai Greek spinners of life

• THE MOIRAI were the goddesses of fate. They assigned to every person

• THE MOIRAI were the goddesses of fate. They assigned to every person their fate and guded them along thier path, which they chose for him.

The Names • Klotho, or 'Spinner', spinned the thread. • Lakhesis, or 'Apportioner of

The Names • Klotho, or 'Spinner', spinned the thread. • Lakhesis, or 'Apportioner of Lots‘ measured the thread. • Atropos, or 'She who cannot be turned', cut the thread.

Descriptions • The Moirai were described as ugly old women. They were severe, inflexible,

Descriptions • The Moirai were described as ugly old women. They were severe, inflexible, and stern.

• Klotho carries a spindle or a roll • Lakhesis a staff with

• Klotho carries a spindle or a roll • Lakhesis a staff with which she points to the horoscope on a globe • Atropos a scroll, a wax tablet, a sundial, a pair of scales, or a cutting instrument.

Actions • At the birth of a man, the Moirai spinned out the thread

Actions • At the birth of a man, the Moirai spinned out the thread of his future life, and directed the consequences of his actions. It was not an inflexible fate; Zeus had the power of saving even those who were already being seized by their fate.

Actions Cont. • As man's fate terminated at his death, the goddesses of fate

Actions Cont. • As man's fate terminated at his death, the goddesses of fate become the goddesses of death, Moirai Thanatoio. The Moirai were independent, and watched that the fate assigned to every being by them might take its course without going amiss; all beings, had to submit to them.

Moirai in Prophecy • As goddesses of fate they Knew the future, which at

Moirai in Prophecy • As goddesses of fate they Knew the future, which at times they revealed, and were therefore prophetic deities.

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