In Greek mythology, Clotho was one of the three Fates, and was represented as holding the distaff. It was Clotho's duty to put the wool for the thread of life round the spindle, while that of Lachesis was to spin it, and that of Atropos to cut it when the time had come. Research Clotho
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Fates were the three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcae; who were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread. Research Fate
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