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moirai::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moirae |
| Type of | greek deity |
Examples of moirai
moirai
Moirai means shares or alloted portions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
- In Greek mythology, the Moirai or Moerae /u02C8mu026Aru02CCiu02D0/ or /u02C8miu02D0u02CCriu02D0/ (Ancientu00A0Greek: u039Cu03BFu1FD6u03C1u03B1u03B9, "apportioners"), often known in English as the Fates (Latin: Fatae), were the white-robed incarnations of destiny; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae (euphemistically the "sparing ones"). Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter) and Atropos (unturnable).
- In classical Greek mythology, they are the Fates, the goddesses of birth and death.
