…Their name means “assignment” and 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 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 (Distributor), and Atropos (The Unchangeable). They were thought to determine the fate of each individual at the time of his birth, from the various events in his life to his lifespan. Klōthō spins the thread of fate, Lachesis assigns his fate, and Atropos cuts the thread at the moment of death. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Lachesis" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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。彼女たちはひとりひとりの人間について,人生のさまざまのできごとから寿命にいたるまで,運命のすべてをその誕生時に定めると考えられ,クロトが運命の糸をつむぎ出し,ラケシスが運命を割り当て,アトロポスが死の瞬間にその糸を断ち切るとされた。… ※「Lachesis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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