Greek mythology
Clotho
The Fate who spins the thread of every life
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Moirai
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos
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Clotho is the youngest of the three Moirai, the spinner who draws the thread of each mortal life onto her distaff at the moment of birth. With her sisters Lachesis and Atropos she binds gods and men alike to destiny. It is said she once helped restore the shoulder of Pelops, rebuilt from ivory after the gods unknowingly consumed his flesh.
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- Who is Clotho?
- Clotho is the youngest of the three Moirai, the spinner who draws the thread of each mortal life onto her distaff at the moment of birth. With her sisters Lachesis and Atropos she binds gods and men alike to destiny.
- Which mythology does Clotho belong to?
- Clotho belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Clotho appear in?
- Clotho appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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