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Clotho

[ kloh-thoh ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the Fate who spins the thread of life.


Clotho

/ ˈ°ì±ôəʊθəʊ /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the three Fates, spinner of the thread of life
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Clotho1

< Latin < Greek °­±ôųٳóṓ literally, Spinner, equivalent to °ì±ôṓt³ó ( ein ) to spin + suffix used in feminine names
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Clotho1

Latin, from Greek °­±ôųٳó´Ç, one who spins, from °ì±ôųٳó±ð¾±²Ô to spin
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Clotho rolls his eyes and lugs his invisible turnips over to his side of the blanket.

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In ancient Greek mythology, Clotho was one of the three Fates — she who spins the thread of life and decides when a mortal being will be born and when he will die.

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The first sister—Clotho—appears next to you.

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Clotho, one of the Three Fates of Greek mythology, carried the weighty responsibility of spinning the thread of human life.

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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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