Motif
three fate figures governing time and revolutions
three_fate_figures_governing_time_and_revolutions
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Fate Governing Cosmic Time, History, and Natural Forces. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X.; lines 24378-24425 confidence: high
Three enthroned Fates, daughters of Necessity, in white robes and chaplets, accompany the sirens; Lachesis sings of the past, Clotho of the present, and Atropos of the future.
The three Fates, daughters of Necessity, sing of past, present, and future and guide the spindle's circles by touch.
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