Clotho

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Clotho is one of the three Fates in Greek mythology, responsible for spinning the thread of human life.

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Label Occurrences
Clotho canonical 6

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
Moira
deity
alternativeParentTradition Nyx
appearsIn Hesiod's Theogony
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
surface form: Pausanias' Description of Greece

various Greek tragedies
associatedConcept cosmic order
inevitability
associatedWith beginning of life
birth
category Fates
Greek goddesses
Personifications in Greek mythology
collectiveWith Atropos
Lachesis
controls the moment of birth
culture Ancient Greek mythology
determines the start of each mortal life
domain fate
human destiny
gender female
greekName Κλωθώ
groupFunction with her sisters governs the destinies of mortals
influenced later Roman concept of Parcae
languageOfName Ancient Greek
memberOf Moirae
surface form: the Moirai

Moirae
surface form: the Three Fates
mythologicalType personification of fate
nameMeaning The Spinner
surface form: the Spinner
parent Themis
Zeus
powerLimitation subject to higher divine order such as that of Zeus in some traditions
residence Mount Olympus
responsibleFor spinning the thread of human life
role spinner of the thread of life
romanEquivalentGroup Nona
sisters Atropos
Lachesis
symbol distaff
spindle
thread
worksWith Atropos to cut the thread of life
Lachesis to measure the thread of life
worshippedAs minor goddess of fate

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Themis parentOf Clotho
Moirae member Clotho
Lachesis siblings Clotho
Fates member Clotho
Atropos sibling Clotho