atropos
/a-truh-pos/US // ˈæ trəˌpɒs //UK // (ˈætrəˌpɒs) //
阿特罗普斯,阿特罗夫,阿特罗斯,阿特罗普斯人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Classical Mythology.
- : the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
Examples
She crash lands on the planet Atropos and finds herself locked in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop.
Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
The common forms found in collections are Atropos divinatorius and Clothilla pulsatoria.
Lachesis is represented with a spindle, Clotho with the thread, and Atropos with shears, with which she cuts it off.
In spite of its ominous livery, the Atropos does not come from Hades; it is no envoy of death, bringing sadness and mourning.
The Acherontia atropos plays a great part in the superstitions which are believed in by the country folk in England.
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