Ananke

thumb|Ananke must above all be regarded as cosmic force, that is as the ruling law in the universe. ~ Otto Brendel Ananke (Greek: Ἀνάγκη, from the common noun ἀνάγκη, "force, constraint, necessity") is a personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. She is often depicted as holding a spindle. The character Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars universe derived his first name Anakin from this Greek goddess. Quotes Ananke must above all be regarded as cosmic force, that is as the ruling law in the universe; thus … the super-personal, cosmic significance of "the All" ruled by Ananke as well, can be accepted as certain. … In the image of the sphere, where the true existence of thought can alone recognize itself, the non-corporeal Ananke becomes conceivable, being the law that forms the world and holds it together. Otto Brendel in Symbolism of the Sphere: A Contribution to the History of Earlier Greek Philosophy (1977), p. 37 External links Ananke (mythology)