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moirai

"Moirai"

encaustic mixed media

12x24 inch diptych

 

February 2013

 

In Greek mythology, the Moirai—often known in English as the Fates—were the white-robed incarnations of destiny. 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.

-from www.citelighter.com/history/history/knowledgecards/the-fates

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