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Lachesis

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Lach·e·sis  (lk-ss, lch-)
n. Greek Mythology
One of the three Fates, the measurer of the thread of destiny.
[Latin, from Greek Lakhesis, from lankhanein, lakh-, to obtain by lot.]
Lachesis [ˈlækɪsɪs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth one of the three Fates
[via Latin from Greek, from lakhesis destiny, from lakhein to befall by lot]
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Noun1.Lachesis - the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of lifeLachesis - the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
Moirae, Moirai - any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
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Also she bare the Destinies and ruthless avenging Fates, Clotho and Lachesis and Atropos (10), who give men at their birth both evil and good to have, and they pursue the transgressions of men and of gods: and these goddesses never cease from their dread anger until they punish the sinner with a sore penalty.
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