Fate - singularly known as Moira and plurally known as Moirai - refers to any of the goddesses who play a role in the destinies of humans. These beings are thought to be the daughter of Nyx, but are sometimes depicted as the daughter of Zeus and Themis or Ananke. The Moirai were thought to control the lifespan of a person as well as how they will suffer in their lifetime. Hesiod described these fates as three old women each with their own role in a person’s life: Clotho (the spinner / the present), Lachesis (the measurer / the future), and Atropos (the snipper / the past). IN MY OPINION Moira in your chart can represent a) where you are most destined/fated to do something in your life, b) something mysterious appears that seems fated, and/or c) where all periods of time (past, present, and future) play a large role in your life.
i encourage you to look into the aspects of moira along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of moira AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede moira!
OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: atropos (273), klotho (97), lachesis (120), nyx (3908), zeus (5731), and themis (24)!
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“First the Moirae brought wise-counselling, heavenly Themis with golden horses from Ocean’s springs towards Olympus’ sacred stair, along a shining road, to be the first wife of Savior Zeus” (Pindar, Fragment 30)
“… the Fates formerly united Olympian Heré to the King who governs the gods from the summit of his inaccessible throne.” (Aristophanes, Birds)
The Fates Gathering in the Stars by Elihu Vedder. American, 1887. Oil on canvas. In the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Description from the Art Institute:
Elihu Vedder depicted the three Fates of Greek mythology working the thread of life: Clotho spins the thread, Lachesis fixes its length, and Atropos cuts it at the appointed time of death. Their symbolic tools—spindle, distaff, and shears—rest in the foreground, emphasizing the Fates’ decisive role in matters of life and death.
Hilda Doolittle :: Photograph, reclining nude, possibly H. D. From: Scrapbook containing photographs of H. D., Kenneth Mapherson, Bryher, and others. From H. D. Papers, undated. | src Beinecke Digital Collections ~ Beinecke rare book and manuscript library
