Ἄτροπος
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Ἄτροπος is the Greek name for Atropos, the Fate in Greek mythology who cuts the thread of life, determining the moment of death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ἄτροπος canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
ⓘ
Moirai ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atropa NERFINISHED ⓘ Atropos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ various Greek tragedies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
death
ⓘ
fate ⓘ irreversibility ⓘ necessity ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
old woman
ⓘ
stern ⓘ unyielding ⓘ |
| domain |
end of life
ⓘ
human destiny ⓘ |
| equivalentInRomanMythology | Morta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Greek privative prefix ἀ- (not) and verb τρέπειν (to turn) ⓘ |
| function |
to cut the life-thread spun by Κλωθώ
ⓘ
to end human life at the appointed time ⓘ |
| governs |
length of human life
ⓘ
time of death of mortals ⓘ |
| influenced | Roman concept of Parcae ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinName | Atropos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
she who cannot be turned
ⓘ
the inflexible one ⓘ |
| memberOf | the three Moirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | free will ⓘ |
| parentInOtherTraditions |
Νύξ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ἀνάγκη NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentInSomeTraditions |
Ζεύς
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Θέμις NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | trio of Fates ⓘ |
| positionInTrio | third Fate ⓘ |
| role |
cutter of the thread of life
ⓘ
determiner of the moment of death ⓘ |
| sister |
Κλωθώ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Λάχεσις NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
cut thread
ⓘ
scissors ⓘ shears ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.