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. |