Clotho

[kloh-thoh]

Clo·tho

[kloh-thoh]
noun Classical Mythology.
the Fate who spins the thread of life.

Origin:
< Latin < Greek Klōthṓ literally, Spinner, equivalent to klṓth(ein) to spin + suffix used in feminine names
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Clotho is always a great word to know.
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Clotho (ˈkləʊθəʊ)
 
n
Greek myth one of the three Fates, spinner of the thread of life
 
[Latin, from Greek Klōtho, one who spins, from klōthein to spin]

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