Moirai

moirai English Alternative forms en Moerae Mœræ Latinized en Moirae Moiræ incompletely Latinized Etymology en :bor grc:Μοῖρᾰ<alt:Μοῖραι> + 1 1, from grc μοῖρᾰ lot, destiny. Pronunciation en /ˈmɔɪɹaɪ/ Proper noun p 1 en Q180287 en Greek god The three goddesses of fate, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life. en Fates<alt:the Fates> en figurative One's own destiny; fate. en en 1970 w:Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye Summer Public fact becomes private reality, and the seasons of a Midwestern town become the Moirai of our small lives. Related terms en Moira moirologist Translations Greek mythology Q180287 French: fr Moires f-p German: de Mören f-p, de Moiren f-p Greek: el Μοίρες f-p Ancient Greek: grc Μοῖραι f-p Italian: it Mere f-p, it Moire f-p Latin: la Moerae f-p See also en Parcae en Gods