Ananke
noun
Anan·ke
əˈnaŋ(ˌ)kē,
-anˌkē
plural -s
Greek religion
: a personification of compelling necessity or ultimate fate to which even the gods must yield
Word History
Etymology
Greek Anankē, from anankē necessity; akin to Old Irish écen necessity, need, Welsh angen, Cornish & Breton anken
First Known Use
circa 1642, in the meaning defined above