Moirai is the collective name for the three goddesses of destiny in Greek mythology. Legend has it that they are the daughters of the god King Zeus and the goddess of justice Themis. However, there is also a saying that the three goddesses are the five great goddesses.
The daughter of the creator god Chaos or Ananke. These three goddesses in charge of the destiny of all things are: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. The youngest Clotho
Tuo is in charge of the future and weaving the thread of life, the second sister Lachesis is responsible for deciding the length of the thread of life, and the eldest Atropos is in charge of death and is responsible for cutting the thread of life, even if it is their father, the god king Zeus.
You cannot disobey their arrangements.
The Greeks believed that each person had his own goddess of destiny. In Homer's epic poems, they appeared in the plural and had no separate names. Hesiod said that they were three sisters: Lachesis, Clotho, and Atropos,
They distribute blessings and misfortunes to people. A person's life depends on them, so they are often imagined as the image of old spinning women: Clotho holds a spindle in his hand, spinning the thread of life; Lachesis distributes fate,
It makes the thread pass through the ever-changing fortunes and misfortunes; Atropos tears the thread and ends life. The Romans called the goddess of fate Palca.
Clotho, as the goddess in charge of the destiny of all things, is fair and selfless but also knows the warmth and warmth of human beings. According to legend, during the Trojan War, the immortal warrior Greek Achilles was invincible and invulnerable. The Greeks led by him entered
After conquering the city of Troy, Troy was about to suffer the fate of massacre. At this critical moment, thousands of people knelt on the ground to pray for God's blessing and the favor of the goddess of fate.
The aloof Clotto couldn't bear it. She couldn't face the tragic death of many innocent people and remain indifferent. So Clotto told the soldiers guarding Achilles about Achilles' weakness, and the latter was shot by the Trojan prince Paris with an arrow.
The only fatal point on his body was his ankle. In the end, the death of Achilles inspired the fighting spirit of the Trojan warriors. They bravely defeated the invaders, thereby avoiding the bad luck of massacre of the city.
The fate of everyone in the world is in the hands of Clotho, the goddess of fate, and it is something that they cannot control or know in advance. No one knows what will happen to them in this life, so whenever they encounter setbacks, blows and failures,
At that time, people often pray in front of the statue of Clotho, praying that the kind and kind goddess of fate can turn things around and bring good luck.
Atropos is a calm and assertive goddess, fair and thoughtful. She and her two sisters are responsible for balancing the fate of mankind. Atropos's duty is to examine the past time. When the gods fell into a deep sleep,
Today, Atropos is appointed as the acting chief god. Atropos is the one who cuts the line of life. It is she who determines the death of people with her "hateful scissors". Lachesis is responsible for using her