Of the Moirae, the Greek Fates, Clotho was the Maiden of the triad. (In relation to the Matron, Lachesis, and the Crone, Atropos.) It was Clotho who spun the threads of mortal destiny.
Card Text
(8) Clotho (Water)
Greek • Inspiration • Fate
Neoterikos: At the start of each round, if you revealed a Fate this round, gain +1 speed this round.
"And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams. And again the goddess murky Night, though she lay with none, bare Blame and painful Woe, and the Hesperides who guard the rich, golden apples and the trees bearing fruit beyond glorious Ocean." - Hesiod, Theogony
Illus.: Greg Staples • Set 3 • P14/100
Tournament Promo
Clotho was released as the participation card for tournaments at the 2006 Origins convention. A set of the three Fates were a prize in the 2006/07 Winter Gauntlet.
History in Brief
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Trivia
- The Fates are but one instance of a sacred three-as-one in mythology.
Links
- Clotho on Wikipedia
- Clotho in the Encyclopædia Anachronistica
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