Explained vocabulary

Clotho — Κλωθώ

Κλωθώ

Klōthō

Clotho is directly named with Atropos and Lachesis at LIX.16 when the Fates are asked to come.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Clotho

Meaning

Clotho is directly named with Atropos and Lachesis at LIX.16 when the Fates are asked to come. The vocative is identical in appearance to the nominative. This line names the three figures but does not individually assign spinning, measuring, and cutting tasks to them.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LIX · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Κλωθώ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LIX.16