Ἀνάγκη

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Ἀνάγκη is the personification of inevitability, compulsion, and inescapable fate in ancient Greek religion and philosophy.

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Ἀνάγκη canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity
mythological figure
personification
associatedWithConcept cosmic order
fate
necessity
culture ancient Greek
describedAs binding power
inescapable force
domain philosophy
religion
gender female
greekName Ἀνάγκη
hasNoMajorCultCenters true
influenced later philosophical concepts of necessity
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Greek mythological literature
Orphic tradition NERFINISHED
Platonic philosophy
oftenPairedWith Μοῖραι
Χρόνος
personificationOf compulsion
inescapable fate
inevitability
roleInCosmology governs necessity
limits freedom of gods and mortals
symbolizes constraint
unavoidable destiny
transliteration Ananke NERFINISHED
typeOfDeity abstract deity
worshippedIn ancient Greece

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Ananke greekName Ἀνάγκη