the three goddesses who control the destinies of the lives of humankind, which are likened to skeins of thread that they spin, measure out, and at last cut
Atropos, Clotho, Lachesis
2. Norse mythology
the Norns
Norn1
Fates in American English
(feɪts)
plural noun
Classical Mythology
the three goddesses who control human destiny and life
see also Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos
Examples of 'Fates' in a sentence
Fates
The Greeks used to call the three evil old Fates the `Kindly Ones".
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION
Synonyms of 'Fates'
the Three Sisters, Providence, the Norns, the Weird Sisters