Moerae

deity intermediate Greek corroborated · 2

The Moerae are the fates in Roman mythology. Sacrifices were transferred to them during the revival of the Secular Games in 17 BC by Augustus.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Celebrated during the Secular Games.

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
  1. peer reviewed

Source passages

“The night-time sacrifices were made not to the underworld deities Dis Pater and Proserpina, but to the Moerae (fates), the Ilythiae (goddesses of childbirth), and Terra Mater (the "Earth mother").”

#19915 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Apollo persuaded the Moerae (Fates) to prolong his life, provided any one could be found to die in his place.”

#43715 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free