Atropos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.

Pronunciation

/ˈætɹəpɒs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Atropos.wav

Word forms

Atropos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος (Átropos, “inflexible, not turning”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + -τροπος (-tropos, “turned”).

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