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Håndten - du kan godt! Lær at spinde dit eget fantastiske garn
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Today's difficult choice: fold, spindle, or mutilate?
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Today's difficult choice: fold, spindle, or mutilate?
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Today's difficult choice: fold, spindle, or mutilate?
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Today's difficult choice: fold, spindle, or mutilate?
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Today's difficult choice: fold, spindle, or mutilate?
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Covariance-based analysis of spindle-band EEG during declarative and non-declarative odor cueing in sleep
https://1ban.news/covariance-based-analysis-spindle-eeg-declarative-nondeclarative-odor-cueing-sleep/
#1ban #covariance #based #analysis #spindle #sleep -
Wood spindles, Peru, 10th-16th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2072288/wood-spindles-peru-10th-16th-century-ad
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Wood spindles, Peru, 10th-16th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2072288/wood-spindles-peru-10th-16th-century-ad
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Wood spindles, Peru, 10th-16th century AD
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Wood spindles, Peru, 10th-16th century AD
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Wood spindles, Peru, 10th-16th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2072288/wood-spindles-peru-10th-16th-century-ad
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NGC3115 - Spindle Galaxy.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI585MC Pro.
945mm, f6.3, 268 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #spindle #spindlegalaxy #ngc #ngc3115 -
NGC3115 - Spindle Galaxy.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI585MC Pro.
945mm, f6.3, 268 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #spindle #spindlegalaxy #ngc #ngc3115 -
NGC3115 - Spindle Galaxy.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI585MC Pro.
945mm, f6.3, 268 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #spindle #spindlegalaxy #ngc #ngc3115 -
NGC3115 - Spindle Galaxy.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI585MC Pro.
945mm, f6.3, 268 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #spindle #spindlegalaxy #ngc #ngc3115 -
NGC3115 - Spindle Galaxy.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI585MC Pro.
945mm, f6.3, 268 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #spindle #spindlegalaxy #ngc #ngc3115 -
RE: https://23.social/@Tom_ofB/115393860575669752
Now with a big holiday season discount
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYjWK8plfM
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RE: https://23.social/@Tom_ofB/115393860575669752
Now with a big holiday season discount
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYjWK8plfM
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RE: https://23.social/@Tom_ofB/115393860575669752
Now with a big holiday season discount
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYjWK8plfM
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RE: https://23.social/@Tom_ofB/115393860575669752
Now with a big holiday season discount
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYjWK8plfM
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RE: https://23.social/@Tom_ofB/115393860575669752
Now with a big holiday season discount
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYjWK8plfM
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Découvez notre test de Spindle, un jeu coup de coeur d'action aventure façon Zelda 2D, disponible sur PC et Nintendo Switch.
https://www.gaming-family.com/test-spindle-un-zelda-2d-like-coup-de-coeur/
#spindle #actionaventure #jeuxvideo #jeuindé #indiegame #gaming
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Whatcha gonna do this weekend? I dare you to channel your inner @catsalad and stroke a cat in #Spindle !
It's a very achievable goal since you can get it for #Linux, #Mac, #Windows, #Switch on #Steam and #GoG
You can do this from the couch!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
https://www.gog.com/game/spindle
(disclaimer: I don't get payed for this, I just love the game and one of the devs is a friend. If we can get this to 100 boosts he will chip in a Steam Key to draw a lucky booster to get the game for free)
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Whatcha gonna do this weekend? I dare you to channel your inner @catsalad and stroke a cat in #Spindle !
It's a very achievable goal since you can get it for #Linux, #Mac, #Windows, #Switch on #Steam and #GoG
You can do this from the couch!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
https://www.gog.com/game/spindle
(disclaimer: I don't get payed for this, I just love the game and one of the devs is a friend. If we can get this to 100 boosts he will chip in a Steam Key to draw a lucky booster to get the game for free)
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Whatcha gonna do this weekend? I dare you to channel your inner @catsalad and stroke a cat in #Spindle !
It's a very achievable goal since you can get it for #Linux, #Mac, #Windows, #Switch on #Steam and #GoG
You can do this from the couch!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
https://www.gog.com/game/spindle
(disclaimer: I don't get payed for this, I just love the game and one of the devs is a friend. If we can get this to 100 boosts he will chip in a Steam Key to draw a lucky booster to get the game for free)
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Whatcha gonna do this weekend? I dare you to channel your inner @catsalad and stroke a cat in #Spindle !
It's a very achievable goal since you can get it for #Linux, #Mac, #Windows, #Switch on #Steam and #GoG
You can do this from the couch!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
https://www.gog.com/game/spindle
(disclaimer: I don't get payed for this, I just love the game and one of the devs is a friend. If we can get this to 100 boosts he will chip in a Steam Key to draw a lucky booster to get the game for free)
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Whatcha gonna do this weekend? I dare you to channel your inner @catsalad and stroke a cat in #Spindle !
It's a very achievable goal since you can get it for #Linux, #Mac, #Windows, #Switch on #Steam and #GoG
You can do this from the couch!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
https://www.gog.com/game/spindle
(disclaimer: I don't get payed for this, I just love the game and one of the devs is a friend. If we can get this to 100 boosts he will chip in a Steam Key to draw a lucky booster to get the game for free)
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#NintendoSwitch Review Video: #Spindle - Undeniably pleasant, silly, attractive, and approachable #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Review Video: #Spindle - Undeniably pleasant, silly, attractive, and approachable #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Review Video: #Spindle - Undeniably pleasant, silly, attractive, and approachable #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Review Video: #Spindle - Undeniably pleasant, silly, attractive, and approachable #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Review Video: #Spindle - Undeniably pleasant, silly, attractive, and approachable #IndieGames
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Tra le DEMO provate, gran bello #Spindle
Tema Hades/Caronte in chiave Zelda 2D, falce invece di spada, dungeon, qualche enigma di casse Sokoban, un filo di arene Isaac. Tema affrontato in modo leggero, forse con un pizzico di malinconia più vicina a ToTheMoon che ai concetti caramellosi di un Halloween. La prova merita in ogni caso
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30’ trascorsi in DEMO
https://youtu.be/mGkKn1ejQsU
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Link Steam e DEMO
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle
Sviluppatore WobbleGhost
Editore: Deck13
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#NintendoSwitch Video: #Spindle - A pretty light but enjoyable old-school action adventure #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Video: #Spindle - A pretty light but enjoyable old-school action adventure #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Video: #Spindle - A pretty light but enjoyable old-school action adventure #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Video: #Spindle - A pretty light but enjoyable old-school action adventure #IndieGames
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#NintendoSwitch Video: #Spindle - A pretty light but enjoyable old-school action adventure #IndieGames
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Poimintoja tämän viikon (42/2025) uutuuspelien tarjonnasta.
#Pokémon #PokémonLegendsZA #Keeper #BallxPit #PaxDei #JustDance2026 #Spindle #Fellowship #AwayFromHome #Undusted #Cuffbust #suomi #Steam #playstation #xbox #nintendo #uutuuspelit #pelit #peliuutiset
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Poimintoja tämän viikon (42/2025) uutuuspelien tarjonnasta.
#Pokémon #PokémonLegendsZA #Keeper #BallxPit #PaxDei #JustDance2026 #Spindle #Fellowship #AwayFromHome #Undusted #Cuffbust #suomi #Steam #playstation #xbox #nintendo #uutuuspelit #pelit #peliuutiset
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Poimintoja tämän viikon (42/2025) uutuuspelien tarjonnasta.
#Pokémon #PokémonLegendsZA #Keeper #BallxPit #PaxDei #JustDance2026 #Spindle #Fellowship #AwayFromHome #Undusted #Cuffbust #suomi #Steam #playstation #xbox #nintendo #uutuuspelit #pelit #peliuutiset
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Poimintoja tämän viikon (42/2025) uutuuspelien tarjonnasta.
#Pokémon #PokémonLegendsZA #Keeper #BallxPit #PaxDei #JustDance2026 #Spindle #Fellowship #AwayFromHome #Undusted #Cuffbust #suomi #Steam #playstation #xbox #nintendo #uutuuspelit #pelit #peliuutiset
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死神に生まれ変わった主人公が相棒の「豚」と旅をするゲーム『Spindle』がリリース。死神がなぜこの姿に生まれ変わったかを解き明かす古き良きアクションゲーム
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2510142i#denfaminicogamer #Wobble_Ghost #Steam #ニュース #cookieP #Deck13 #Spindle
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Lovers of pixels, action adventure and lovable 🐖 sidekicks, #Spindle is out now for #Linux and other gaming platforms.
It's just so great, cuddly, and full of heart and love. If I was you I would get it now, review it and tell all the friends at school*
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
(*I assume most ppl here are in the 30-60 range, like me, but I still would love to tell everyone I meet during lunch break how awesome this new game is)
#gaming -
Lovers of pixels, action adventure and lovable 🐖 sidekicks, #Spindle is out now for #Linux and other gaming platforms.
It's just so great, cuddly, and full of heart and love. If I was you I would get it now, review it and tell all the friends at school*
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
(*I assume most ppl here are in the 30-60 range, like me, but I still would love to tell everyone I meet during lunch break how awesome this new game is)
#gaming -
Lovers of pixels, action adventure and lovable 🐖 sidekicks, #Spindle is out now for #Linux and other gaming platforms.
It's just so great, cuddly, and full of heart and love. If I was you I would get it now, review it and tell all the friends at school*
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
(*I assume most ppl here are in the 30-60 range, like me, but I still would love to tell everyone I meet during lunch break how awesome this new game is)
#gaming -
Lovers of pixels, action adventure and lovable 🐖 sidekicks, #Spindle is out now for #Linux and other gaming platforms.
It's just so great, cuddly, and full of heart and love. If I was you I would get it now, review it and tell all the friends at school*
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
(*I assume most ppl here are in the 30-60 range, like me, but I still would love to tell everyone I meet during lunch break how awesome this new game is)
#gaming -
Lovers of pixels, action adventure and lovable 🐖 sidekicks, #Spindle is out now for #Linux and other gaming platforms.
It's just so great, cuddly, and full of heart and love. If I was you I would get it now, review it and tell all the friends at school*
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/Spindle/
(*I assume most ppl here are in the 30-60 range, like me, but I still would love to tell everyone I meet during lunch break how awesome this new game is)
#gaming -
Spindle ist jetzt verfügbar! Der Tod ist nah!
Deck13 Spotlight und Wobble Ghost gehen heute steil, denn das charmante Action-Adventure Spindle ist jetzt auf PC und Nintendo Switch verfügbar! Werft den Umhang des Sensenmanns über und taucht ein in eine mysteriöse Welt, in der niemand mehr zu sterben scheint! Da ein Videospiel niemals ohne einen vernünftigen Launch Trailer erscheinen darf, haben wir da etwas für euch vorbereitet, das ihr auch gerne teilen dürft! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir2B2H3-yk4 Worin liegt der Sinn des […] -
Spindle ist jetzt verfügbar! Der Tod ist nah!
Deck13 Spotlight und Wobble Ghost gehen heute steil, denn das charmante Action-Adventure Spindle ist jetzt auf PC und Nintendo Switch verfügbar! Werft den Umhang des Sensenmanns über und taucht ein in eine mysteriöse Welt, in der niemand mehr zu sterben scheint! Da ein Videospiel niemals ohne einen vernünftigen Launch Trailer erscheinen darf, haben wir da etwas für euch vorbereitet, das ihr auch gerne teilen dürft! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir2B2H3-yk4 Worin liegt der Sinn des […] -
Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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