Etymology

Moirae

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Today it means: The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Μοῖραι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜοῖραι“Moirae”
  2. English todayMoirae

From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”).

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