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Definition of Moirae
1. Noun. Any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns.
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity
Member holonyms: Clotho, Klotho, Lachesis, Atropos
Definition of Moirae
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled the destiny of everyone, by weaving with the thread of life. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moirae
Literary usage of Moirae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Mythology, in Relation to Greek Art by Maxime Collignon (1890)
"This idea of the Fates (Moirae) was too abstract to provide early plastic art
with the elements of a clearly defined type; and few monuments of Greek style ..."
2. Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway (1879)
"With Hesiod we find, instead of one, three Moirae. They are no longer offspring
of Zeus, but, as it were, his Cabinet. They do not act independently of him, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"Moirae. (From François vue.) [The view as to the nature of the ... by the
representations of Moirae. Other vases prove that this garment was open down the ..."
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