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...
526 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "Both [the gods] took a binding oath, by Kronides (Cronides) [Zeus] and Gaia (Gaea, Earth), by Aither (Aether, Sky) [Ouranos] and the floods of Styx; and the Moirai (Moirae, Fates) formally witnessed the bargain."...
She was a child of Khaos (Chaos, Air), and coupling with Erebos (Darkness) she produced Aither (Aether, Light) and Hemera (Day). Alone she spawned a brood of dark spirits including the three Fates, Sleep, Death, Strife and Pain.Nyx...
I cannot remember telling my parents that I was studying Classics; they might well have found out for the first time on graduation day. Of all subjects on this planet, I think they would have been hard put to name one less useful than...
Back in the Underworld, the Fates warn Hades that in 18 years the planets will align and the time will be right to unleash the Titans, a horde of brutish giants imprisoned long ago by Zeus, and mount his attack on Mount Olympus. They add: A word of caution to this tale; should ...
”… the fates, I suppose, demanded the founding of this great city, and the first establishment of an empire, which is now, in power, next to the immortal gods …” (Livy: Ab Urbe Condita Librii –Book 1) The earliest part of the book is probably entirely mythological, and is tho...
Godchecker guide to Fates (also known as Moirae), the Greek Goddesses of Fate from Greek mythology. The three old hags of Destiny and Fate
The Fates (Sam Buttery, Suzy Eddie Izzard, and Ché) Your fate is in their hands. Credit: Justin Downing / Netflix Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the three prophecy-makers of Kaos, are known collectively as The Fates. They're a key trio in Greek mythology, writing prophecies and declarin...
It is inferred that the parents should take care of their children and have their best interest at heart. This however, is not the case in Greek and Roman mythology. The killing of ones own children, or filicide, was not viewed as negative upon in their era. The contemporary times contras...
St Clair opens by recounting the Greek myth of the Fates. ‘Three mythological sisters who visited children soon after birth’. The sister Clotho, is the most powerful, she spun the threads of a person’s life, weaving an individual’s destiny. This mythology still influences how we see soc...