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Atropos
[ a-truh-pos ]
noun
- the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
Atropos
/ ˈætrəˌpɒs /
noun
- Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of Atropos1
Example Sentences
Mark Tunmore, editor of Atropos, the journal for butterfly, moth and dragonfly enthusiasts, said all the evidence points to a surge of interest during lockdown.
While Lujan has worked as a ghost writer before, “The Atropos Maker” is her debut as a novelist under her own name, a journey that has been both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time.
At the other end of the human journey came Atropos, one of the Three Fates of Greek mythology, who cut the thread of life with her shears.
Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos are the spinner, the allotter and the cutter of the thread of life, respectively.
Like Ms. Rosler’s work, “Operation Atropos” compresses the perceived distance between the United States and its theaters of conflict.
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