Moerae

[ mee-ree ]

plural noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the Fates. See fate ( def 6 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moerae¹

First recorded in 1835–40; from Latin, from Greek Moîrai, plural of Moîra; Moira ( def )

Example Sentences

The Fates were also called Parcae, the attributes of both being the same as those of the Greek Moerae.

From Project Gutenberg

They were alike the sons and coequal heirs of Kronos, or Time, and the Moerae, or Destinies, had parcelled out the universe in three equal parts between them.

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The common Destinies of men, Moirai,+ Moerae—they accompanied all men indifferently.

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