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What does Fates mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
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The Fates told Althaea that her son Melea'ger would live just as long as a log of wood then on the fire remained unconsumed.
The three Fates, or Moirai, were the offspring of Zeus and the Titan Themis.
Some antiquarians consider the Vala to be the same as the Nornor, or Fates.
To the Greeks, your destiny was in the hands of the Fates, three heartless old women.
Despite the earthly powers of the Olympic gods, only the Three Fates set the destiny of Man.
So are the harpies, and Medusa, and the Fates who measure and cut and spin.

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