Moirai
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai —often known in English as the Fates—were the personifications of destiny. In certain accounts, they were considered as three sisters: Clotho, Lache
Late second-century Greek mosaic from the House of Theseus (at Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus), showing the three Moirai: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, standing behind Peleus and Thetis, the parents of Achilles
The Three Fates, tondo by Hans Vischer, c. 1530 (Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin)
The Norns spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil, the tree of the world.
The Three Fates by Paul Thumann, 19th century
Clotho
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Clotho or Klotho, is a mythological figure. She was one of the Three Fates or Moirai. In ancient Greek mythology, she spins the thread of human life while her sisters draw out and cut the thread. She
Moirai
…the Moirai ()—often known in English as the Fates—were the personifications of destiny. In certain accounts, they were considered as three sisters: Clotho (the spinner), Lachesis (the allotter), and Atropos (the inevitable, a metaphor for death), though their number and names varied over time according…
Clotho and Peleus from a Roman mosaic from Cyprus, 5th-century AD.
Statue in Druid Ridge Cemetery, near Baltimore, Maryland, that represents the Greek fate Clotho
The Triumph of Death, or The Three Fates. Flemish tapestry (probably Brussels, c. 1510–1520). Victoria and Albert Museum, London