Clotho

"Spinner." One of the three Moirae. Clotho presided over birth and drew from her distaff the thread of life.

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From Greek Klōthō, "I spin."

Iconography

In works of art Clotho was represented as a grave maiden with a spindle or a roll (the book of fate).

References

Sources

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.
  • Cooper, J.C., ed. (1997). Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend. Oxford: Helicon Publishing Ltd.