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Definition of Clotho
1. Noun. The Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life.
Definition of Clotho
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The youngest of the three Fates, or Moirae, daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clotho
Literary usage of Clotho
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"Your i shall not be allotted to ...uoe of the present, Atropos those of the future.
Clotho you, but you shall cl ourselves. ..."
2. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"ropos. They dwelt in the deep abyss oí Demogorgon, "with unwearied finders drawing
out the threads of life." Clotho held the spindle or distaff ..."
3. The Poetic Year for 1916: A Critical Anthology by William Stanley Braithwaite (1917)
"... VI Clotho, LACHESIS, ATROPOS & CO. THE day was brilliant, and Jason came up
to The Farm with an air of assurance about him which was interesting to ..."
4. A Nook in the Apennines, Or, A Summer Beneath the Chestnuts by Leader Scott (1881)
"The brightest of the Fates, white- haired Clotho, has to-day shown her descent
from a highly civilized race. Yesterday, as she sat at our gate spinning her ..."
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