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  2. Fates - Wikipedia

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    The Fates are three Proto-Indo-European fate goddesses. Their names have not been reconstructed, but such a group is highly attested in descendant groups. Such goddesses spun the destinies of mankind. [16] Although such fate goddesses are not directly attested in the Indo-Aryan tradition, the Atharvaveda does contain an allusion comparing fate ...

  3. Time and fate deities - Wikipedia

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    Bangun Bangun (Suludnon mythology): the deity of universal time who regulates cosmic movements [2]; Patag'aes (Suludnon mythology): awaits until midnight then enters the house to have a conversation with the living infant; if he discovers someone is eavesdropping, he will choke the child to death; their conversation creates the fate of the child, on how long the child wants to live and how the ...

  4. Moirai - Wikipedia

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    Ananke ("necessity") is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate and Time, and they were called sometimes to control the fates of the gods. The three Moirai are daughters of Ananke. [55]

  5. Triple Goddess (Neopaganism) - Wikipedia

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    The "Triple Goddess" symbol of the waxing, full and waning moon, representing the aspects of Maiden, Mother, and Crone [57] While most Neopagans are not Wiccan, and within Neopaganism the practices and theology vary widely, [58] many Wiccans and other neopagans worship the "Triple Goddess" of maiden, mother, and crone. In their view, sexuality ...

  6. Clotho - Wikipedia

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    As one of the three fates, her influence in Greek mythology was significant. Along with her sisters and Hermes, Clotho was given credit for creating the alphabet for their people. Even though Clotho and her sisters were worshiped as goddesses, their representation of fate is more central to their role in mythology. Thread represented human life ...

  7. Parcae - Wikipedia

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    Les Parques ("The Parcae," ca. 1885) by Alfred Agache The Three Parcae (1540-1550), by Marco Bigio, in Villa Barberini, Rome Fireback with Parcae. In ancient Roman religion and myth, the Parcae (singular, Parca) were the female personifications of destiny who directed the lives (and deaths) of humans and gods.

  8. Deities and fairies of fate in Slavic mythology - Wikipedia

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    In such a situation, Rozhanitsa could be interpreted as a Mother Goddess – the goddess of fertility and motherhood. [32] [33] According to mythologists, the triple deities of fate are the hypostasis of the ancient goddess of fate. Protogermanic Urðr and early Greek Clotho are thought to be such goddesses. A similar process probably took ...

  9. List of goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Bangu māte; Cela māte; Darzamāte; Dēkla (Dēkla māte) Gausu māte; Jūras māte; Kapu māte; Kārta (Kārta māte) Krumu māte; Laima; Lapu māte; Lauka māte