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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. 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."