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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. 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.