The Moirai were the three sisters of Fate. They were the children of Zeus and the titan Themis. Clotho, whose name means "spinner", created the thread of life, signifying the birth of a mortal being. Lachesis, whose name means "apportioner", measured the thread. Atropos, whose name means "inflexible", cut the thread, ending the lifespan of the mortal being. Not even the gods had control over the Fates, who in some earlier myths were born of Necessity, greater and more ancient than even the immortals
