Mythology - Greek - Fates

The Fates, or Moirai, were the three weaving goddesses who assigned each mortal's destiny at birth with the length of a spun thread that was woven into a great tapestry. It was said that they would appear three days before a baby's birth and determine their destiny. According to early myths, they were the daughters of the primordial goddess of night, Nyx, though some later stories make them the daughters of Zeus and Themis, the goddess of justice, law, and custom. They were so powerful, not even the gods could change their decisions. They are also representative of the three stages of a woman's life: maiden, mother, and crone, or three parts of time: present, future, and past.