Lachesis
[Lak'-e-sis ]. The Fate who spins life's thread,
working into the woof the sundry events destined to occur. Clotho held
the distaff, and Atropos cut off the thread when life was to be ended.
(Greek, klótho, to draw thread from a distaff; Lachesis from lagchano, to assign by lot; and Atropos = inflexible.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Lachesis from Fact Monster:
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