Clotho
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Clotho is one of the three Fates in Greek mythology, responsible for spinning the thread of human life.
All labels observed (1)
| 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.