Lachesis
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Lachesis is one of the three Moirai (Fates) in Greek mythology, responsible for measuring the length of each mortal’s life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lachesis canonical | 6 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
ⓘ
Moirai ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| appearsInMyth |
Plato's Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Myth of Er in Plato’s Republic
|
| associatedConcept |
allotment of life span
ⓘ
portion of fate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
destiny
ⓘ
fate ⓘ |
| associatedWithAfterlife | assignment of future lives in some philosophical texts ⓘ |
| collectiveRoleWithSisters | control the destiny of gods and mortals ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Atropos as cutter of the thread of life
ⓘ
Clotho as spinner of the thread of life ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | assigns each soul its destiny ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs | woman holding a staff or measuring rod ⓘ |
| domain |
distribution of fate
ⓘ
human lifespan ⓘ |
| functionInTriad | measures the thread of life allotted to each person ⓘ |
| greekName | Λάχεσις ⓘ |
| groupType | chthonic deities ⓘ |
| immortalityStatus | immortal ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Moirae
ⓘ
surface form:
Moirai
Moirae ⓘ
surface form:
the three Fates
|
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s Theogony
Pindar's odes ⓘ
surface form:
Pindar’s odes
Plato's Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Plato’s Republic
|
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek “lachos” meaning “lot” or “portion” ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “disposer of lots” ⓘ |
| parent |
Themis
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| partOfTriad |
Moirae
ⓘ
surface form:
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
|
| positionInTriad | middle Fate ⓘ |
| powerOver | length of mortal lives ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | measuring the length of each mortal’s life ⓘ |
| role | measurer of the length of human life ⓘ |
| siblings |
Atropos
ⓘ
Clotho ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Zeus in some traditions ⓘ |
| symbol |
measuring rod
ⓘ
scroll of destinies ⓘ staff ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | personification of fate ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.