E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Lachesis [Lak’--sis].
The Fate who spins life’s thread, working into the woof the sundry events destined to occur. Clotho held the distaff, and Atrpos cut off the thread when life was to be ended. (Greek, klôtho, to draw thread from a distaff; Lachesis from lagchno, to assign by lot; and Atropos = inflexible.)
-sis].
pos cut off the thread when life was to be ended. (Greek, klôtho, to draw thread from a distaff; Lachesis from lagch
no, to assign by lot; and Atropos = inflexible.)
