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Atropos

[ a-truh-pos ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the Fate who cuts the thread of life.


Atropos

/ ˈæٰəˌɒ /

noun

  1. Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Atropos1

< Greek: literally, not turning, hence, inflexible. See a- 6, -trope
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Atropos1

Greek, from atropos that may not be turned, from a- 1+ -tropos from trepein to turn

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