how Tartarus opened a way to the Odyrsian plaint [Orpheus]; with my own eyes I saw the Eumenides [Erinyes] shed base tears at those persuasive strains, and the Sisters [Moirai, Fates] repeat their allotted task [permitting Eurydike to return from the underworld]."...
Hesiod, Theogony 901 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) : "The Moirai (Moirae, Fates) to whom wise Zeus gave the greatest honour, Klotho (Clotho), and Lakhesis (Lachesis), and Atropos who give mortal men evil and good to have."...
In Roman mythology, theFateswere namedNona,DecumaandMorta.There is a fundamental difference in the interpretation of the gods between the Romans and the Greeks. The Greeks often portrayed the three sisters as constantly busy maidens, whereas the Romans showed them as being in the way of human d...
Not only was this culture partially-transmitted and deliberately syncretised into the zones of Roman occupation in north Europe, but continued to be used among the literate latin scholars of the early christian church whose literary understanding of paganism was largely based upon Greek and Roman m...
But, as the Fates (the Greek goddesses responsible for luck and destiny) would have it, just as Eros had Psyche lined up in his sights, Eros stumbled and accidentally pricked himself with the arrow and fell madly in love with Psyche himself. ...
It wasn’tquitewhat the Fates had in mind. Zeus got around their decree by saying the twins needed to spend alternate days in the underworld and the heavens. When one was immortal on earth, the other was in the underworld, and then they swapped places the following day (Olcott 1936: 20...
Their children include Aether, Hemera and the Fates. They are also responsible for the morbid brothers Thanatos and Hypnos. Every evening she coaxes him out to spread his gloomy darkness, which obscures the shining Aether and lets the stars come out to play. It’s up to daughter Hemera ...
Harmony between Roles: The cordial synchronization between Moros and Fates illustrates how order was maintained among different ethereal forces within Greek mythology. Role in Directing Fates - Elucidation A closer look at Moros' captivating character brings us face to face with his profound influence ...
The souls of humans rise and descend to their fates, as judged by Christ surrounded by prominent saints including Saints Catherine of Alexandria, Peter, Lawrence, Bartholomew, Paul, Sebastian, John the Baptist, and others. The work took four years to complete and was done between 1536 and ...
Description: She’s one of the Moirai (Three Fates). She spins the thread of human life. Cybele Origin: Greek Meaning: Goddess of nature, caverns, mountains, and wild animals Variations/Synonyms: Magna Mater (Great Mother), Cybebe, Agdistis, Meter, or Meter Oreie Description: She’s ...