Parcae

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Parcae are the three Roman goddesses of fate who control the destinies and lifespans of gods and humans.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Parcae canonical 5
Roman Parcae 2
Parcae (Roman equivalent) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman goddess
Roman goddess
Roman goddess
Roman goddesses
group of deities
personifications of fate
alsoKnownAs Fata
Fates
appearsIn Roman literature
associatedWith cutting thread of life
measuring thread of life
spinning thread of life
category Roman deities
Roman goddesses of fate
mythological triads
culture Roman mythology
domain divine destiny
human destiny
equivalentInGreekMythology Moirae
surface form: Moirai
etymologicallyRelatedTo parcere
languageOfName Latin
meaningInEnglish to spare
member Decima
Morta
Nona
memberOf Parcae self-linksurface differs
Parcae self-linksurface differs
Parcae self-linksurface differs
mentionedBy Ovid
Virgil
numberOfMembers 3
parentTradition Indo-European fate deities
powerOver lifespan of gods
lifespan of humans
religion ancient Roman religion
role controllers of destiny
controllers of lifespan
cutter of the thread of life
goddesses of fate
measurer of the thread of life
spinner of the thread of life
symbol shears
spindle
thread
typeOf chthonic deities
worshippedIn Roman Antiquity
surface form: ancient Rome

Referenced by (8)

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

Moirae influenced Parcae
this entity surface form: Roman Parcae
Moirae equivalent Parcae
Fates alsoKnownAs Parcae
this entity surface form: Parcae (Roman equivalent)
Parcae memberOf Parcae self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Nona
Parcae memberOf Parcae self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Decima
Parcae memberOf Parcae self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Morta
Atropos influenceOnLaterCulture Parcae
this entity surface form: Roman Parcae