Atropos
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Atropos
< Greek: literally, not turning, hence, inflexible. See a- 6, -trope
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021
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.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2018
The fates were not Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, daughters of Zeus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Atropos was clothed in black; she held scissors in her hand, with clues of threads of various sizes, according to the length or shortness of the lives whose destinies they were supposed to contain.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
When he turned, eager to take up the fallen thread, Clotho could not have been more cold than his neighbour, nor Atropos with her shears more decisive.
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
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