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Atropos
[ a-truh-pos ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
Atropos
/ ˈætrəˌpɒs /
noun
- Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Atropos1
Greek, from atropos that may not be turned, from a- 1+ -tropos from trepein to turn
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Example Sentences
Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
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The common forms found in collections are Atropos divinatorius and Clothilla pulsatoria.
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Lachesis is represented with a spindle, Clotho with the thread, and Atropos with shears, with which she cuts it off.
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In spite of its ominous livery, the Atropos does not come from Hades; it is no envoy of death, bringing sadness and mourning.
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The Acherontia atropos plays a great part in the superstitions which are believed in by the country folk in England.
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