The 3 sisters of Fate
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- The three sisters of fate
- Known as Moirai or Moerae in Greek Mythology and Fata or Parcae by the Romans, the Fates were comprised of three women often described as elderly, stern, cold, and unmerciful. Their names in Greek were Clotho, (“the spinner”), Lachesis (“the apportioner”), and Atropos (“the inevitable”).
- At the birth of a boy, the Moirai spun out the thread for his future life and followed his steps by directing the consequences of his actions according to the counsel of the gods.
- As man's fate was determined at his death, the goddesses of fate became the goddesses of death, ‘Moirai Thanatoio’.
- It was on the will of fate that the Greeks destroyed Troy when Rumor and Panic caused the Greeks to want to flee. Aeneas was fated to go to Italy, despite the best efforts of Hera. Hera's actions in attempting to defy fate led to the premature death of Dido, the queen of Carthage. Since her thread was not cut to so short a length, she would not die even though a dagger had pierced her breast.”
- While Zeus reigned as the supreme Greek deity, he was subject to the decisions of the Fates and the driver of destiny rather than the source of it. However, Zeus, if he chose, had the power of saving those who were already at risk of being seized by their fate.
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