Clotho
deity intermediate Greek single tradition · 3
Clotho is one of the names of the Moirai, the version of the Fates who appear in Greek mythology. The Fates shape the destiny of each human, often expressed in textile metaphors such as spinning fibers into yarn, or weaving threads on a loom. The trio are generally conceived of as sisters.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Greek mythology.
Relationships
Mentioned by
- Moirai
- Fates
- Hecate
- Amphitrite
- Eos
- Melinoe
- Hyperion
- Nyx
- Calliope
- Persephone
- Gaia
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Hera
- Uranus
- Athena
and 11 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Clotho was the first of the three, known as "the spinner" because she wove the threads of human life while in the womb.”
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“Clotho is one of the Fates. She is a spinner of the thread. Her older sisters are Lachesis, the Fate who tells how long a mortal will live their life, and Atropos, the cutter of the thread, to end the mortal's life.”
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“the three Moirai: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.”
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