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Fates

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The Moirae—often called the Fates in English—are the goddesses who decide the fate of all living things. No big deal. These three sisters usually appear as hideous old crones—think the Wicked Witch of the West, but uglier. Clotho is the youngest sister, and she is responsible for spinning the thread of life at a mortal's birth. The middle sister is Lachesis, who measures those life-threads and decides how long each one will be. Atropos, also called Aisa, is the oldest of the sisters; it's her job to take each mortal's life by snipping the thread with her scissors. Powerful much? Absolutely. Some say that not even Zeus can escape the webs these ladies spin.

Basic Information

Name	The Moirae: Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos (Aisa)
Nickname	The Fates, the Parcae, the Fata, The Controllers
Sex	Female
Current city	Olympus

Work & Education

Occupation	Um, being fate General Duties: Deciding everything that will happen to everyone who is born, including the moment and way in which they will they die. Yeah, don't get on our bad side. Division of Labor, Fate by Fate: Clotho: spins the first thread of life, causing birth Lachesis: measures the length of the thread of life Atropos (Aisa): cuts the thread of life, bringing death
Education	Spinning Wheel School of Weaving Delphi Institute of Divination (head mistresses)

Beliefs

Political views

Us. We're in total control.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Zeus and Themis, or maybe Nyx and Erebos
Children	We cause everyone to be born, so in a way everyone is our child—whom we later kill.
Friends	Eileithyia Thanatos The Erinyes (the Furies)
Enemies	Why bother?

Relationships

Relationship status	Thoroughly single
Interested in	Obstetrics Thanatology Embalming Arachnology Everything that's ever happened, is happening, and will happen

Favorites

Quotations	"The fates lead him who will—him who won't they drag." – Seneca "But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?" – Alexander Pope "Everything is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence." – George Santayana "They sat together in the park As the evening sky grew dark She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones It was then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate." – Bob Dylan
Books	Oedipus the King by Sophocles Macbeth by William Shakespeare For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov With a Tangled Skein by Piers Anthony Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Moby Dick by Herman Melville Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Fairy Tales, just generally. We love them.
Music	God's Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash Say My Name by Destiny's Child All Your Pretty Fates by the Veda Rays The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunny Men Simple Twist of Fate by Bob Dylan Such Great Heights by the Postal Service Another One Bites the Dust by Queen The Sewing Machine from the Perils of Pauline My Death by David Bowie, covering Jaques Brel Paradise by Coldplay I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
Movies	The Golden Girls (TV show) Manos: The Hands of Fate Crash Serendipity Kismet A Simple Twist of Fate The Matrix Babies The Tree of Life Final Destination

Activities & Interests

Likes	Tapestries Quilts Sewing Circles Birthing Rooms Hospices Tombstones
Groups	Mt. Olympus Sewing Circle The Triple Goddesses Club AARP Shuffleboard Fanatics

Fates

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