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Atropos

[ a-truh-pos ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. the Fate who cuts the thread of life.


Atropos

/ ˈætrəˌpɒs /

noun

  1. Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Atropos1

< Greek: literally, not turning, hence, inflexible. See a- 6, -trope
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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.

The common forms found in collections are Atropos divinatorius and Clothilla pulsatoria.

Lachesis is represented with a spindle, Clotho with the thread, and Atropos with shears, with which she cuts it off.

In spite of its ominous livery, the Atropos does not come from Hades; it is no envoy of death, bringing sadness and mourning.

The Acherontia atropos plays a great part in the superstitions which are believed in by the country folk in England.

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