moirai

• Eigenname für jede der drei griechischen Schicksalsgöttinnen, die den römischen Parzen entsprechen und den nordischen Nornen ähneln.

A proper noun referring to any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny, identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns.

unregelmäßiger Plural · Eigenname

1. Greek goddesses of fateC2formal

   The three goddesses in Greek mythology who control the thread of life and determine human destiny.

   Griechische Schicksalsgöttinnen

   • The Moirai were often depicted spinning, measuring, and cutting the thread of life.
   • In ancient stories, even Zeus could not alter the decisions of the Moirai.
   • The Moirai are similar to the Roman Parcae and the Norse Norns.

   Synonymemoiraeparcae