Moirai

Japanese: Moirai
Moirai

…the Greek goddesses of fate. Their name means "assignment." They are generally considered to be three elderly goddesses, plural Moirai. In Hesiod's Theogony, they are said to be the daughters of Nyx ("night") or of Zeus and Themis ("law"), and in Plato's Republic, they are said to be the daughters of Ananke ("necessity"). Both agree on the names Klōthō ("spinner"), Lachesis ("dealer"), and Atropos ("the unchangeable one").

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Moirai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話の運命の女神。その名は〈割当て〉の意で,一般に3人の老女神とされ,複数形はモイライMoirai。ヘシオドスの《神統記》では,ニュクス(〈夜〉)の娘とも,ゼウスとテミス(〈掟〉)の娘ともされ,またプラトンの《国家》では,アナンケ(〈必然〉)の娘とされているが,両者とも一致してクロトKlōthō(〈つむぎ手〉),ラケシスLachesis(〈配り手〉),アトロポスAtropos(〈変えられない者〉)の名を与えている。…

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