three sisters, Atropus, Clotho, and Lachesis, known as the Fates; daughters of Zeus and Themis and sisters of the Horae; in Homer, the Moirae regulated the length of each person's life; one of the sisters spun the thread of life, one wound it, and one cut it when life came to an end; each person has a moira and it cannot be altered not even by the ... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10135