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The Destinies, or Fates (Moirae) were the Greek goddesses who controlled men's lives. They even held sway over the Olympian gods.

The three Fates were:

- Clotho, the spinner, who spun the thread of a person's life

- Lachesis, the apportioner, who decided each person's lifespan

- Atropos (the inevitable) who cut the thread to a length, at the end of which was death

Their Roman equivalents were the Parcae: Nona, Decima, and Morta. In Norse mythology, there are the Norns, among whom are the giant Jotun females named Uror, Veroandi, and Skuld who tend the world-tree Yggdrasil. These three and other norns would similarly spin the thread of Fate and decide the destinies of men and gods.

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