Atropos

[ a-truh-pos ]

/ ˈæ trəˌpɒs /

noun Classical Mythology.

the Fate who cuts the thread of life.

Origin of Atropos

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

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Examples from the Web for atropos

And Atropos, the third, has a pair of shears ready to cut the thread of life.
The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures|Lorinda Munson Bryant
He attempted to cut the threads of continuity as with the shears of Atropos.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury
Atropos, the eldest of the three Fates (the others being Clotho and Lachĕsis), who cuts the thread of life with her shears.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant

Atropos: The Fate who cuts the thread of life and sets the soul free from the body.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri

British Dictionary definitions for atropos

Atropos

/ (ˈætrəˌpɒs) /

noun

Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life

Word Origin for Atropos

Greek, from atropos that may not be turned, from a- 1 + -tropos from trepein to turn

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