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Atropos

/ˈætɹəpɒs/

Atropos proper noun: one of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.

Proper noun

Atropos

  1. (Greek) One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.

Origin of Atropos

From Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος (Átropos, “inflexible, not turning”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + -τροπος (-tropos, “turned”).

Questions about Atropos

What does Atropos mean?
Atropos means one of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.
What part of speech is Atropos?
Atropos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Atropos?
Atropos is pronounced /ˈætɹəpɒs/.

Words near Atropos in the dictionary

  1. atropodiastereomers
  2. atropodiastereoselective
  3. atropoisomer
  4. atropoisomeric
  5. atropoisomers
  6. Atropos
  7. atroposelective
  8. atroposelectivity
  9. atroposide
  10. atropous
  11. atropurpureous

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