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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
One of the Fates.
Atropos and her sisters are the daughters of Zeus and Themis; the three sisters determine the life and death of all mortal beings; Atropos was the eldest of the three and superior to her sisters; her sisters are: Klotho (Clotho) and Lakhesis (Lachesis).
Atropos cuts the thread of life when the proper time has come for death.
Klotho spins the thread of life and Lakhesis determines the length of the thread.
The three sisters are also called the Moirai to denote their descent from the original goddess of Fate, Moira.
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