English Explanatory Dictionary

Clotho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona.
  2. 97 Klotho, a main belt asteroid.

Pronunciation

/ˈkloʊθoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Clotho.wav

Word forms

Clotho

Etymology

From Latin Clōthō, from Ancient Greek Κλωθώ (Klōthṓ), from κλώθω (klṓthō, literally “to spin”).

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