Etymology

Atropos

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Today it means: One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἌτροπος“inflexible, not turning”
  2. English todayAtropos

From Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος (Átropos, “inflexible, not turning”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + -τροπος (-tropos, “turned”).

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