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Identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns
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parcae
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In ancient Roman religion and myth , the Parcae (singular, Parca ) were the female personifications of destiny , often called the Fates in English. Their Greek equivalent were the Moirai .
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Fate \Fate\ (f[=a]t), n. [L. fatum a prophetic declaration, oracle, what is ordained by the gods, destiny, fate, fr. fari to speak: cf. OF. fat. See Fame , Fable , Ban , and cf. 1st Fay , Fairy .] A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; ...
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The Parcae, or Fates, of classical mythology were Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the arbiters of birth, life, and death.