Associations to the word «Atropos»

Wiktionary

ATROPOS, proper noun. (Greek god) One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.

Dictionary definition

ATROPOS, noun. The Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.