The Moirae

The Moirae (Μοιραι), also known as the Fates, were Greek goddesses of fate and destiny. There were three Moira who were depicted as old women weaving on a spinning wheel and each presided over a specific part of the fates of men. Clotho (Κλωθω) would spin the thread of life and presided over the birth of men. Lachesis (Λαχεσις) would measure the thread of life and decide how long men would live. Atropos (Ατροπος) would cut the thread of life and decided how men would die. They were daughters of either Nyx or Zeus and Themis.

In Roman mythology, they were known as the Parcae. Clotho was called Nona, Lachesis was called Decima, and Atropos was called Morta.