Fates

British  

/ feɪts /

plural noun

1. Greek myth the three goddesses who control the destinies of the lives of man, which are likened to skeins of thread that they spin, measure out, and at last cut See Atropos Clotho Lachesis

2. Norse myth the Norns See Norn 1

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In Greek mythology The Fates are three women who control the thread of human life, deciding how long a person lives.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Klotho is a protein named after one of the three Fates from Greek mythology, who spun the thread of life.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

The Fates, with Eddie Izzard as Lachesis, hang out in a bar, where a chance to bring a loved one back from the dead is staged as a sort of pub quiz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Like the Furies and the Fates of Greek mythology, the subjects of Samantha Leach’s “The Elissas” are troubled and troubling young women enacting a drama that feels both ancient and inevitable.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

Dozens of futures extended ahead of him, depending on his luck and the will of the Fates... and the variable that this girl presented.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi