- The three witches/ weird sisters/ weyard sisters/ the fates- Clotho, Lachnesis, Atropos
- They are old and even predate the gods (we have no age, we are not young but not yet old, we are time itself)
- Wastelands of Scotland
- No biological family, just the sisterhood (lost family? This made them who they are?)
- Power of deciding man’s destiny, whether they are good or evil and deciding how long the live
- They love no one, yet have a strong bond with their sisters (love is a disgusting thing that weak men possess)
- Our enemy is anyone who seeks to take our power or control us
- Closest thing they have to friends are the other sisters
The Fates
The Fates were three mythological goddesses and may refer to:
- Moirai, the Fates of Greek mythology
- Parcae, the Fates of Roman mythology
- Sudice (mythology), the Fates of Slavic mythology
- Norns, numerous female beings who determine the fate or future of a person in Germanic paganism
- Three Witches, characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth
- The Fates, characters in Disney's Hercules
- Fates (album), a 2006 album by Erik Mongrain
Moirai
From Greek mythology, known as in English as the Fates. They were white robed incarnations of destiny (Roman Equivalent). Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter) and Atropos (unturnable). They controlled the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. They were independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate
They were independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. The gods and men had to submit to them, although Zeus's relationship with them is a matter of debate: some sources say he is the only one who can command them (the Zeus Moiragetes), yet others suggest he was also bound to the Moirai's dictates.[1] In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa, is related with the limit and end of life, and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. In the Theogony of Hesiod, the three Moirai are personified, and are acting over the gods.[2] Later they are daughters of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In Plato's Republic the Three Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).[3]
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