Moirae

English

Alternative forms

• Mœræ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”).

Proper noun

Moirae

1. (Greek mythology) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.

See also

• Fates
• Moira