The Fates- The Basics
The Fates consisted of how many old women?
What is 3.
What is Clotho's job?
She is the spinner of life or the thread.
What is Lachesis's job?
She is the measurer of life.
What is Atropos's job?
She cuts the thread.
How were the fates depicted in Mythology?
As old, ugly, mean, old women.
What is the Greek name for the Fates?
What is Moirai.
What item does Clotho carry to help recognize her?
A spindle or spool of thread.
What item does Lachesis carry to help recognize her?
A measuring tool- ruler, tape measurer, etc.
What item does Atropos carry to help recognize her?
A pair of scissors.
Was Zeus more powerful than the Fates?
No! The Fates were more powerful than the Gods.
What does the word Fate, or Moirai, mean?
What is shared, portions, or allotted one.
True or False- Clotho made the major decisions, for instance when a person was to be born.
True
True or False- Lachesis was in charge of deciding how much time of life was to be allotted to each person.
True
What birth order was Atropos?
The oldest.
True or False- The fates had a physical form, but they were also an idea.
True- It was common for the ancient Greeks to give shape to deities and gods that would represent and explain abstract ideas.
What did the Fates rule over?
Your Destiny.
True or False- Clotho can use her life giving powers to re-tie a string that has been cut.
True
True or False- It is believe that Lachesis was in charge of choosing the fate of every person once the thread had been measured.
True
True or False- Atropos was also known as the Inevitable.
True
True or False- The three Moirai represented the cycle of life, essentially standing for Birth, Life, and Death.
True
It was believed that the Fates would appear within how many days of someone’s birth to decide their fate?
What is 3.
Clotho is known for carry an important book by what name?
The Book of Fate
What color is Lachesis typically seen wearing in Mythological depictions?
What is White.
True or False- Atropos was often depicted as the smallest of the three fates.
True
True or False- It is uncertain who the parents of the Morai were, but many believe they were the parents of Darkness and Night.
True