The poetHomerspeaks of theMoiraias a singular force, as a decider of the end of all life, with all gods and mortals, barringZeus, under the control of their spinning. InHomer’swork, theMoiraiacts independently from the gods. However, the poetHesiodwrote of them in his epicTheogonyas thr...
Greek counterparts: the Moirai Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 Par•cae (ˈpɑr si, -kaɪ) n.pl., sing. -ca (-kə). the three Fates of ...
1. **A. a heroine(女英雄)**:错误。Nike并非以人类英雄身份存在,而是直接象征胜利的神明。 2. **B. the goddess of victory(胜利女神)**:正确。Nike在希腊神话中明确代表“胜利”,与其他神祇共同参与史诗场景。 3. **C. the goddess of fortune(命运/幸运女神)**:错误。命运女神为摩伊拉(Moirai),...
In ancient Greek mythology, the Moirai (apportioners), known in English as the Fates, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny. The three Moirai were: Clotho (Greek spinner) spun the thread of life from her Distaff onto her Spindle. Her Roman equivalent was Nona (the Ninth), who was...
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: "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."HYMNS TO URANUS ...
Moirai in Greek Mythology | Fates Concept, Sisters & Symbolism The Staff of Hermes | Definition & Caduceus Symbol Pandora's Box Activities Tithonus in Greek Mythology | History, Myth & Facts Icarus in Greek Mythology | Family, Story & Analysis Cadmus in Greek Mythology | Family Tree & Founding...
Themis was one of the Titans, a daughter of Uranus (the heavens) and Gaia (the earth). She was a consort or wife of Zeus after Metis. Their offspring were the Fates (the Moirai, Moerae, or Parcae) and the Hours (Horae) or Seasons. Some myths also identify as their offspring Astraea...
c.An unfavorable outcome in life; doom or death:suffered a fate worse than death; the island where the explorer met his fate. 3.FatesGreek & Roman MythologyThe three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used withthe. ...
19. 3 - 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "On the altar [of Apollon at Amyklai (Amyclae) near Sparta] are wrought in relief . . . the Moirai (Moirae, Fates) and Horai (Horae, Seasons), and with them Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis. They are carrying to heaven ...