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moirai

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1. Moirai, Moiraenoun

   any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns

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1. Moirai

   In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai (, also spelled Moirae or Mœræ; Ancient Greek: Μοῖραι, "lots, destinies, apportioners"), often known in English as the Fates (Latin: Fata), were the personifications of fate; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae (euphemistically the "sparing ones"), and there are other equivalents in cultures that descend from the Proto-Indo-European culture. Their number became fixed at three: Clotho ("spinner"), Lachesis ("allotter") and Atropos ("the unturnable", a metaphor for death). However, according to the often cited Latin verse Clotho colum retinet, Lachesis net, et Atropos occat, their roles and functions were also seen differently: Clotho, the youngest of the sisters, presided over the moment in which we are born, and held a distaff in her hand; Lachesis spun out all the events and actions of our life; and Atropos, the eldest of the three, cut the thread of human life with a pair of scissors.The role of the Moirai was to ensure that every being, mortal and divine, lived out their destiny as it was assigned to them by the laws of the universe. For mortals, this destiny spanned their entire lives, and was represented as a thread spun from a spindle. Generally, they were considered to be above even the gods in their role as enforcers of fate, although in some representations Zeus, the chief of the gods, is able to command them.In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa are related to the limit and end of life, and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. In the Theogony of Hesiod, the three Moirai are personified, daughters of Nyx and are acting over the gods. Later they are daughters of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In Plato's Republic the Three Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).The concept of a universal principle of natural order and balance has been compared to similar concepts in other cultures such as the Vedic Ṛta, the Avestan Asha (Arta) and the Egyptian Maat.

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1. moirai

   In Greek mythology, Moirai, also known as the Fates, are the three goddesses who control the destiny of each individual's life. They are responsible for determining a person's lifespan and how they will live their lives, from birth to death. The three Moirai are Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesis, who measures the length of the thread; and Atropos, who cuts the thread, determining the exact time of a person's death.

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1. Moirai

   In Greek mythology, the Moirai —often known in English as the Fates—were the white-robed incarnations of destiny. Their number became fixed at three: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. They controlled the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. They were independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. The gods and men had to submit to them, but in the case of Zeus he is portrayed in two ways: as the only one who can command them or as the one who is also bound to the Moiras as incarnation of the fates. In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa, is related with the limit and end of life, and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. In the Theogony of Hesiod, the three Moirai are personified, and are acting over the gods. Later they are daughters of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In Plato's Republic the Three Fates are daughters of Ananke.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of moirai in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of moirai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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