Lachesis
Lachesis 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.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Greek mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Gulses, Klotho, Wyrd, Rožanicy, Sudičky, Narenčnice, Rodjenice, Sudjenice, Rojenice, Medea, Minthe, Aglaea, Euphrosyne, Thalia, Brontes, Fates, Laima, Parcae, Deivės Valdytojos, Norns, Rodzanice, Asclepius, Hecate, Amphitrite, Eos, Melinoe, Hyperion, Nyx, Calliope, Persephone, Gaia, Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Uranus, Athena, Demeter, Eurynome, Metis, Eirene, Leto, Muses, Eunomia, Dike, Mnemosyne
Mentioned by
- Fates
- Laima
- Parcae
- Deivės Valdytojos
- Norns
- Rodzanice
- Asclepius
- Hecate
- Amphitrite
- Eos
- Melinoe
- Hyperion
- Nyx
- Calliope
- Persephone
- Gaia
and 16 more
Sources
Source passages
“In Hesiod's Theogony, the Moirai are said to "give mortal men both good and ill" and their names are listed as Klotho ("Spinner"), Lachesis ("Apportioner"), and Atropos ("Inflexible"). In his Republic, Plato records that Lachesis sings of the past, Klotho of the present, and Atropos of the future.”
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“According to a different version, Coronis gave birth to her son in Apollo's temple in the presence of the Moirai. Lachesis acted as the midwife.”
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“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.”
#45292 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“According to Delphian tradition, Asclepius was born in the temple of Apollo, with Lachesis acting as a midwife...”
#45446 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free