Atropos

At·ro·pos

A0507000 (ăt′rə-pŏs′, -pəs)n. Greek Mythology One of the three Fates, the cutter of the thread of destiny.

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[Greek, from atropos, inexorable : a-, not; see a-¹ + tropos, changeable; see -tropous.]

Atropos

(ˈætrəˌpɒs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life[Greek, from atropos that may not be turned, from a-¹ + -tropos from trepein to turn]

At•ro•pos

(ˈæ trəˌpɒs)

n. the Fate who cuts the thread of life.

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Noun

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Atropos - the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of lifeMoirae, Moirai - any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns