clotho
/kloh-thoh/US // ˈkloʊ θoʊ //UK // (ˈkləʊθəʊ) //
凝固剂,凝血剂,凝脂,凝固器
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Classical Mythology.
- : the Fate who spins the thread of life.
Examples
Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
Lachesis is represented with a spindle, Clotho with the thread, and Atropos with shears, with which she cuts it off.
Charles made his adieux to Clotho and Lachesis, and departed at the other end of the room.
Clotho, the youngest, spun the thread of life, in which the bright and dark lines were intermingled.
Clotho showed her the threads, which "were thin as those spun by a spider."
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