Moirae
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The Moirae are the three personified goddesses of fate in Greek mythology who determine the destinies and lifespans of gods and mortals alike.
Aliases (5)
- Moirai ×3
- Atropos ×1
- Fata (the Fates) ×1
- Norns ×1
- Three Fates ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deities
→
goddesses of fate → group of deities → mythological characters → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fates
→
Moirae →
surface form: "Moirai"
Moirae →
surface form: "Three Fates"
|
| appliesTo |
gods
→
heroes → mortals → |
| associatedWith |
Ananke
→
Hades → Nyx → Themis → Underworld → Zeus → |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic order
→
death → destiny → inevitability → necessity → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
→
surface form: "Ancient Greece"
|
| cultCenter |
Athens
→
Delphi → |
| describedIn |
Greek tragedy
→
Hesiod's Theogony → Homer's Iliad → Homer's Odyssey → Pindar's odes → |
| equivalent | Parcae → |
| influenced |
Parcae
→
surface form: "Roman Parcae"
|
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek → |
| member |
Atropos
→
Clotho → Lachesis → |
| nameMeaning | apportioners → |
| numberOfMembers | 3 → |
| parent |
Themis
→
Zeus → |
| partOf | Greek mythology → |
| possibleParent |
Ananke
→
Nyx → |
| role |
determiners of destiny
→
personifications of fate → regulators of lifespan → |
| symbol |
shears
→
spindle → thread → |
| worshipedIn | Ancient Greek religion → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Moirai"
this entity surface form: "Three Fates"
this entity surface form: "Norns"
this entity surface form: "Fata (the Fates)"