The three 'Fates' of Greek mythology were 'Lachesis', 'Atropos' and which other?
Atropos Atropos Atropos or Aisa (; "without turn"), in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of 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 mortals by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears". She worked along with her two sisters, Clotho, who spun the thread, and Lachesis, who measured the length. Atropos has been featured in several stories such as Atalanta and Achilles. Her origin, along with the
Atropos later in the same work (ll. 901-906) they are said to have been born of Zeus and Themis. Atropos lends her name to the genus "Atropa", of which the poisonous plant "Atropa belladonna" (deadly nightshade) is a member, and to the alkaloid atropine, an anticholinergic drug which is derived from it. The scientific name of a venomous snake, "Bitis atropos", refers to Atropos. Atropos Atropos or Aisa (; "without turn"), in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta. Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known