In an Orphic hymn, these figures are described as concealing themselves with a purple veil and living in an underwater cave.
In an Orphic hymn, these figures are described as concealing themselves with a purple veil and living in an underwater cave. These characters also tricked Typhon into eating the fruit at Nysa. In another story, these figures transform Ampelos into a vine at his death. These children of Erebus and Nyx are credited with inventing the alphabet with the assistance of Hermes. The information they gave to Althaea prompted her to pull a brand out of a (*) fire and put it in a chest in order to preserve the life of her son Meleager. "Parcae" and "Moirae" are the Roman and Greek names for these figures, who use a spindle and shears to manage the thread of life. Lachesis, Clotho, and Atropos comprised, for 10 points, what set of goddesses who oversaw an individual's lifespan?
In an Orphic hymn, these figures are described as concealing themselves with a purple veil and living in an underwater cave.
Fates [accept Moirae or Parcae before either is read]