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Clotho
[ kloh-thoh ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- the Fate who spins the thread of life.
Clotho
/ ˈkləʊθəʊ /
noun
- Greek myth one of the three Fates, spinner of the thread of life
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Clotho1
< Latin < Greek Klōthṓ literally, Spinner, equivalent to klṓth ( ein ) to spin + -ō suffix used in feminine names
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Clotho1
Latin, from Greek Klōtho, one who spins, from klōthein to spin
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Example Sentences
Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
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Lachesis is represented with a spindle, Clotho with the thread, and Atropos with shears, with which she cuts it off.
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Charles made his adieux to Clotho and Lachesis, and departed at the other end of the room.
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Clotho, the youngest, spun the thread of life, in which the bright and dark lines were intermingled.
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Clotho showed her the threads, which "were thin as those spun by a spider."
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