Clotho meaning

klōthō
One of the three Fates, the spinner of the thread of destiny.
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(class. myth., person, proper) That one of the three Fates who spins the thread of human life.
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(Greek mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona.
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Origin of clotho

  • Greek Klōthō from klōthein to spin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Greek κλώθω (klotho), to spin.

    From Wiktionary

Clotho Sentence Examples

  • Hesiod has three Fates (Moipac), daughters of Night, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.

  • Atropos is most frequently represented with scales, a sun-dial or a cutting instrument, the "abhorred shears," with which she slits the thin-spun thread of life that has been placed on the spindle by Clotho and drawn off by Lachesis.

  • Even here the mythological tendency displays itself - vow-6,, and alcrenra being severally committed to Atropos, Lachesis and Clotho.

  • The sluggish puff-adder (Clotho arietans) is common and very dangerous.

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