Motif
inexorable fate ruling gods and mortals
inexorable_fate_ruling_gods_and_mortals
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome MINOR DIVINITIES. / THE HARPIES. / ERINYES, EUMENIDES (FURIAE, DIRAE). / MOIRAE OR FATES (PARCAE).; lines 4455-4503 confidence: high
Homer is said to speak of one Moira, daughter of Night, as a universal moral force to which mortals, immortals, and Zeus submit; later poets amplify this into the three Moirae presiding over mortal life and death.
The Homeric Moira is described as a universal moral force to which both mortals and immortals submit, with Zeus unable to avert her decrees.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome MINOR DIVINITIES. / THE HARPIES. / ERINYES, EUMENIDES (FURIAE, DIRAE). / MOIRAE OR FATES (PARCAE).; lines 4455-4503 confidence: high
Homer is said to speak of one Moira, daughter of Night, governing the universe and binding mortals, immortals, and Zeus; later poets amplify this into the three Moirae presiding over mortal life and death.
Homer’s single Moira is described as a moral force governing the universe, with both mortals and immortals compelled to submit.
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