Lachesis

[lach-uh-sis]

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.

Lachesis

/ ˈlækɪsɪs /

noun

1. Greek myth one of the three Fates

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lachesis¹

< Latin < Greek, personification of láchesis destiny, equivalent to lache ( în ) to happen or obtain by lot + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lachesis¹

via Latin from Greek, from lakhesis destiny, from lakhein to befall by lot

Example Sentences

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.

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Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos are the spinner, the allotter and the cutter of the thread of life, respectively.

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Next to her is Lachesis, older and more matronly than her sister.

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Clotho, the Greek spinner of the thread of life, and Lachesis, the fate who measures the thread, are also a historical couple: Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone.

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In another guise, they inhabit Greek mythology as Lachesis and Clotho, the fates who spin and measure the thread of life.

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