Fates



Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos) [|watch hercules online]

**a.k.a.**: Greeks: Parcae; Romans: Fata; Northern Europe: Norns 

 **Parents:** daughters of Zeus and Themis

 **Description:**  The Fates are beyond goddesses and gods dressed in simple black cloaks ; they are considered forces of nature. They are also called the three Weird sisters or the daughters of Necessity. They spin, weave, and cut the thread of each life and are believed to be the writers of the Book of Life.

**Attitudes/Behavior:** When they are kind they are called the three Graces: Aglaia (Radiant), Euphrosyne (Joy), and Thalia (Flowering), companions of Aphrodite. When the Fates are angered, they are called the Furies: Alecto, Tisiphone, and Magaera.

**Power:**
 * responsible for spinning the thread of human life ( // responsible for birth // )
 * measured the thread of life with her rod ( //deciding how much time for life was lef // //t// )
 * ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread ( //death// )

**Trivia:** Did you know that most threatening of the goddesses were the Fates? Did you know that the Fates were collectively called Moirai? Did you know that in Kingdom Hearts II, there is a tournament called the Goddess of Fate Cup based on the Fates from //Hercules?//

Depicted in the movie //Hercules// (1997), predicting the future that Hades should stop Hercules before his whole plan is destroyed, overthrowing Zeus.
 * [[image:300px-Fates.jpeg align="left"]]Modern Literature:**

Atrophy from the name Atropos, which means inflexible Source: http://www.groseducationalmedia.ca/greekm/myth conn.html
 * Words that use the names of the Fates**

Clothes/cloth from the name Clotho -she who spins.

Words that came from Fates 1. Fatal- late 14c., "decreed by fate," from L. //fatalis// "ordained by fate," from //fatum// (see //**fate**//); sense of "causing death" is early 15c.


 * Pictures:**
 * 1) __http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/fates.html__
 * 2) __http://www.thewhitewillow.com/gallery/TheFatesNorns.html__
 * 3) __http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Fates__


 * References:**
 * 1) __http://www.thewhitewillow.com/gallery/TheFatesNorns.html__
 * 2) __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotho__
 * 3) __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachesis_(mythology)__
 * 4) __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropos__
 * 5) __http://www.britannica.com/facts/11/766683/Fate-as-discussed-in-mythology__
 * 6) __http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Fates__
 * 7) __http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=fatal&searchmode=none__