Characters Of Greek Mythology
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3 Fates
Fates (fat), in Greek mythology, three goddesses who controlled human life; also
called the Moerae or Moirai. They were: Clotho, who spun the web of life;
Lachesis, who measured its length; and Atropos, who cut it. The Roman Fates
were the Parcae; the Germanic Fates were the NORNS.
Adonis
Adonis, in Greek mythology, beautiful youth loved by APHRODITE and
PERSEPHONE. When he was killed by a boar, both goddesses claimed him.
ZEUS decreed that he spend half the year above the ground with Aphrodite, the
other half in the underworld with Persephone. His death and resurrection,
symbolic of the seasonal cycle, were celebrated at the festival Adonia.
Andromeda
Andromeda, in Greek myth, princess of Ethiopia; daughter of Cepheus and
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