Lakhesis
deity sky Greek single tradition · 1
Lakhesis is one of the three Moirai, maiden daughter of Ananke. She sits on a throne clad in white vestments with a filleted head and sings of the things that were (the past). She is one of the three Fates who control destiny.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – -400
- Historical notes
- Named by Plato in Republic as one of the three Fates, 5th-4th century BCE.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Lakhesis (Lachesis), and Klotho (Clotho), and Atropos (Atropus), who sang in unison with the music of the Seirenes, Lakhesis singing the things that were... Lakhesis, the maiden daughter of Ananke”
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