Atropos or Aisa (/ˈætrÉ™pÉ's/; Ancient Greek: á¼ŒÏ„Ï Î¿Ï€Î¿Ï‚
"without turn"), in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai,
goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta.Atropos
was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as "the Inflexible
One. It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the
life of mortals by cutting their threads. She worked along with her
two sisters, Clotho, who spun the thread, and Lachesis, who measured
the length. Atropos has been featured in several stories such as
Atalanta and Achilles.Her origin, along with the other two fates, is
uncertain, although some called them the daughters of the night. It is
clear, however, that at a certain period they ceased to be only
concerned with death and also became those powers who decided what may
happen to individuals. Although Zeus was the chief Greek god and their
father, he was still subject to the decisions of the Fates, and thus
the executor of destiny, rather than its source. According to Hesiod's
Theogony, Atropos and her sisters (Clotho and Lachesis) were the
daughters of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night) and sister to Thanatos
and Hypnos, though later in the same work (ll. 901-906) they are said
to have been of Zeus and Themis.
"without turn"), in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai,
goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta.Atropos
was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as "the Inflexible
One. It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the
life of mortals by cutting their threads. She worked along with her
two sisters, Clotho, who spun the thread, and Lachesis, who measured
the length. Atropos has been featured in several stories such as
Atalanta and Achilles.Her origin, along with the other two fates, is
uncertain, although some called them the daughters of the night. It is
clear, however, that at a certain period they ceased to be only
concerned with death and also became those powers who decided what may
happen to individuals. Although Zeus was the chief Greek god and their
father, he was still subject to the decisions of the Fates, and thus
the executor of destiny, rather than its source. According to Hesiod's
Theogony, Atropos and her sisters (Clotho and Lachesis) were the
daughters of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night) and sister to Thanatos
and Hypnos, though later in the same work (ll. 901-906) they are said
to have been of Zeus and Themis.
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