A Goliard poem describing this concept as "monstrous and empty" used the name of its Latin personification, Sors, and the Aeneid claims it is governed by the Parcae.
In Hellenistic Alexandria, an Egyptian god of this concept named Shai was syncretized with a snake god in depictions of the "good spirit" Agathos Daimon. A set of deities governing this concept in Slavic paganism included one with a giant, salivating bottom lip, another with a thumb an inch in diameter, and another with one huge foot. It's not childbirth, but in Baltic paganism, the linden tree was a symbol of Laima, a goddess of this concept who was sometimes syncretized with Daila. Using power over writing, the Babylonian god Nabu holds information about this concept. A Goliard poem describing this concept as "monstrous and empty" used the name of its Latin personification, Sors, and the Aeneid claims it is governed by the Parcae. Verdandi and Skuld can see examples of this concept near the Well of Urd. For 10 points, name this concept presided over by the crone-like Norns and by Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who determine it by measuring and cutting threads.
In Hellenistic Alexandria, an Egyptian god of this concept named Shai was syncretized with a snake god in depictions of the "good spirit" Agathos Daimon.
fate [or the Fates; or destiny; or one's lifespan; accept any answer indicating the ordained end result of a person's life; accept thread of life or similar answers; accept answers such as fortune or luck or one's lot in life]