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Clotho or Klotho (Greek: '?????') — the "spinner" — was the youngest of the Moirae
Moirae

The Moirae or Moerae , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed personifications of destiny . The Greek word moira literally means a part or portion, and by extension one's portion in life or destiny....
 of Greek mythology
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
, otherwise known as the Fates due to their roles in governing over the lives of humans. It was Clotho who spun
Spinning (textiles)

Spinning is an ancient textile arts in which fiber crop, animal fiber or synthetic fiber fibers are twisted together to form yarn . For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the Spindle and distaff....
 the threads of life with her distaff
Distaff

As a noun, a distaff is a tool used in Spinning . It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process....
 to bring a being into existence. According to Hesiod
Hesiod

Hesiod was a Greek language oral poet, his date is uncertain but leading scholars agree that Hesiod lived in the latter half of the Eighth-century BCE....
's Theogony
Theogony

The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogy of the polytheism of the ancient Greeks, composed circa 700 BC....
, she and her sisters Lachesis
Lachesis (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Lachesis was the second of the Three Fates, or Moirae. She was the apportioner, deciding how much time for life was to be allowed for each person or being....
 and Atropos
Atropos

In Greek mythology, Atropos was one of the three Moirae, Goddesses of wikt:fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta . Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhor...
 are the daughters of Nyx.

Her Roman equivalent was Nona
Nona (Roman)

In Roman mythology, Nona was the equivalent of Clotho in Greek mythology. She, along with Decima and Morta formed the Parcae / Moirae .Nona was also referred to as "Ninth", the Roman goddess of pregnancy....
 (the 'Ninth'), who was originally a goddess called upon in the ninth month of pregnancy.






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Clotho or Klotho (Greek: '?????') — the "spinner" — was the youngest of the Moirae
Moirae

The Moirae or Moerae , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed personifications of destiny . The Greek word moira literally means a part or portion, and by extension one's portion in life or destiny....
 of Greek mythology
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
, otherwise known as the Fates due to their roles in governing over the lives of humans. It was Clotho who spun
Spinning (textiles)

Spinning is an ancient textile arts in which fiber crop, animal fiber or synthetic fiber fibers are twisted together to form yarn . For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the Spindle and distaff....
 the threads of life with her distaff
Distaff

As a noun, a distaff is a tool used in Spinning . It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process....
 to bring a being into existence. According to Hesiod
Hesiod

Hesiod was a Greek language oral poet, his date is uncertain but leading scholars agree that Hesiod lived in the latter half of the Eighth-century BCE....
's Theogony
Theogony

The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogy of the polytheism of the ancient Greeks, composed circa 700 BC....
, she and her sisters Lachesis
Lachesis (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Lachesis was the second of the Three Fates, or Moirae. She was the apportioner, deciding how much time for life was to be allowed for each person or being....
 and Atropos
Atropos

In Greek mythology, Atropos was one of the three Moirae, Goddesses of wikt:fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta . Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhor...
 are the daughters of Nyx.

Her Roman equivalent was Nona
Nona (Roman)

In Roman mythology, Nona was the equivalent of Clotho in Greek mythology. She, along with Decima and Morta formed the Parcae / Moirae .Nona was also referred to as "Ninth", the Roman goddess of pregnancy....
 (the 'Ninth'), who was originally a goddess called upon in the ninth month of pregnancy. Clotho also corresponds to Uršr
Uršr

Ur?r is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Ver?andi and Skuld , Ur?r makes up a Numbers in Germanic paganism of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of man....
 of Norse mythology
Norse mythology

Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the beliefs, myths and legends of the Norse paganism of the North Germanic language people, including those who settled on Faroe Islands and Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled....
 and the Maiden of the goddess triad
Triple Goddess

This article is about the neopagan view of divinity. For other uses see Triple deity.The Triple Goddess is one of the two primary deities found in the neopagan religion of Wicca....
 common to various Indo-European
Indo-European

Indo-European may refer to:* Indo-European languages* Indo-European people, peoples speaking an Indo-European language** Aryan race, a 19th-century term for Indo-European speakers...
 mythologies.