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What role did moira play in the life of gods and people?

In Greek mythology, moira are goddesses of fate. Dressed in white and always inseparable moira are three: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.

Clotho spins the thread of a person's life on a spindle. Lachesis, even before the birth of a person, appoints his lot (measures the thread spun by Clotho) and guides a person through all the vicissitudes of fate, carefully making sure that the thread of life does not break prematurely. Atropos, the youngest and most terrible of the moiras, cuts off the thread spun by Clotho and measured by Lachesis.

Some say that Zeus, who weighs human lives and informs the Moira about his decisions, can change his mind and save at will those whom Atropos has already set out to cut the thread of life, so people are to some extent able to manage their own destiny, avoiding dangers.

The young gods laughed at moira, and Apollo once even made them drunk to save his friend Admet from death. However, others argue that Zeus himself is also subject to Moira.

The wise moira helped people create the alphabet: they invented five vowels and two consonants.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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