Sudice (mythology)
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The Sudice are the "Fates" of Slavic mythology
. Spirits of judgement that meted out fortune, destiny, judgement and in some cases, fatality, when a child was born. In Czech and Slovak languages, they are called Sudičky. They can also be found in Polish and Serbian mythology by the name of Sudice.
This is what the legend is roughly translated from the Czech Wikipedia page.
Sudička is a figure in Slavic mythology
. It tells the story of three old women spinners who approach cradles of every new born children, and foretell
their fate
. The first has a big bottom lip from the continuous salivating the thread. The second has an inch wide thumb from holding the knot and the third has a huge foot from pedaling on the spinning wheel. The fate will fulfill to the man, regardless as to whether he is a good man or a bad man.
The story has many similarities to the Greek myth of the moirae
.
Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
. Spirits of judgement that meted out fortune, destiny, judgement and in some cases, fatality, when a child was born. In Czech and Slovak languages, they are called Sudičky. They can also be found in Polish and Serbian mythology by the name of Sudice.
This is what the legend is roughly translated from the Czech Wikipedia page.
Sudička is a figure in Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
. It tells the story of three old women spinners who approach cradles of every new born children, and foretell
Prediction
A prediction or forecast is a statement about the way things will happen in the future, often but not always based on experience or knowledge...
their fate
Destiny
Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual...
. The first has a big bottom lip from the continuous salivating the thread. The second has an inch wide thumb from holding the knot and the third has a huge foot from pedaling on the spinning wheel. The fate will fulfill to the man, regardless as to whether he is a good man or a bad man.
The story has many similarities to the Greek myth of the moirae
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...
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