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
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