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Clotho
[ kloh-thoh ]
noun
Classical Mythology.
- the Fate who spins the thread of life.
Clotho
/ ˈəʊθəʊ /
noun
- Greek myth one of the three Fates, spinner of the thread of life
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Clotho1
< Latin < Greek ōٳṓ literally, Spinner, equivalent to ṓt ( ein ) to spin + -ō suffix used in feminine names
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Clotho1
Latin, from Greek ōٳ, one who spins, from ōٳ to spin
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Clotho rolls his eyes and lugs his invisible turnips over to his side of the blanket.
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In ancient Greek mythology, Clotho was one of the three Fates — she who spins the thread of life and decides when a mortal being will be born and when he will die.
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The first sister—Clotho—appears next to you.
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Clotho, one of the Three Fates of Greek mythology, carried the weighty responsibility of spinning the thread of human life.
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Clotho, the Greek spinner of the thread of life, and Lachesis, the fate who measures the thread, are also a historical couple: Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone.
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