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Fate See also Chance. Adrastea goddess of inevitable fate. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 35] the three Fates; worked the thread of life. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Bulfinch] catastrophe as act of divine providence. [Am. Lit.: The Bridge of San Luis Rey] recurring motif in medieval art. [Eur. Culture: Bishop, 363–367] goddess of destiny of mankind. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 78] three goddesses who spin, measure out, and cut the thread of each human’s life. Also called Lat. Parcae, Gk. Moirai. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 757] novel of young girl trapped by life’s circumstances (1911). [Am. Lit.: Jennie Gerhardt, Magill III, 526–528] one’s every action brings inevitable results. [Buddhist and Hindu Trad.: EB (1963), 13: 283; Pop. Culture: Misc.] alludes to the part of life assigned one by his destiny. [Moslem Trad.: EB (1963), 13: 418; Pop. Culture: Misc.] cursed by father; stabbed by brother. [Ital. Opera: Verdi, La Forza del Destino, Westerman, 316–317] death would come when firebrand burned up. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 186] see Fates. goddess of the destiny of mankind. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 78, 162] goddess of vengeance and retribution; nemesis has come to mean that which one cannot achieve. [Gr. Myth.: WB, 14: 116; Pop. Culture: Misc.] wove the fabric of human destiny. [Norse Myth.: Benét, 720] see Fates. emblem of the three Fates. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 374] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was upon this sight then that Gahan of Gathol looked, over the edge of the careening deck of the Vanator, as he sought to learn the fate of his warrior. In ne house was a father weeping for the loss of his daughter, in another perhaps a mother trembling for the fate of her child; and instead of the blessings that had formerly been heaped on the Sultan's head, the air was now full of curses. It is decreed of fate, and therefore I am not guilty in this respect. |
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