Greek mythology
Lachesis
The Fate who measures out each life's allotted span
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Moirai
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos
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Lachesis is the second of the three Moirai, the apportioner who measures with her rod the length of thread her sister Clotho spins. She determines how long each mortal shall live and what destiny shall fall to them. In Plato's vision she sings of things that are, allotting to each soul the lot it draws before it is born again.
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- Who is Lachesis?
- Lachesis is the second of the three Moirai, the apportioner who measures with her rod the length of thread her sister Clotho spins. She determines how long each mortal shall live and what destiny shall fall to them.
- Which mythology does Lachesis belong to?
- Lachesis belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Lachesis appear in?
- Lachesis appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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