In the ancient Greek culture Fate was depicted as three old women:Clotho ("Spinner") spins out the thread of life which carries with it the fate of each human being from the moment of birth; Lachesis("Apportioner") measures the thread; and Atropos ("Inflexible")[...]cuts it off and brings life to an end.Usually even the mighty Zeus could not change the destiny that the Fates spun for a person.
In the ancient Greek culture Fate was depicted as three old women:
RăspundețiȘtergereClotho ("Spinner") spins out the thread of life which carries with it the fate of each human being from the moment of birth;
Lachesis("Apportioner") measures the thread; and Atropos ("Inflexible")[...]cuts it off and brings life to an end.
Usually even the mighty Zeus could not change the destiny that the Fates spun for a person.