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Clotho or Klotho (Greek: 'Κλωθώ') — the "spinner" — was the youngest of the Moirae of Greek mythology, otherwise known as the Fates due to their roles in governing over the lives of humans. It was Clotho who spun the threads of life with her distaff to bring a being into existence. According to Hesiod's Theogony, she and her sisters Lachesis and Atropos are the daughters of Nyx.

Her Roman equivalent was Nona (the 'Ninth'), who was originally a goddess called upon in the ninth month of pregnancy. Clotho also corresponds to Urðr of Norse mythology and the Maiden of the goddess triad common to various Indo-European mythologies.

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Theogony

v • d • e Time in religion and mythology Major subjects Time — Cosmology · Religion · Mythology — Eternity · Arguments for eternity · Immortality Destiny and fate · Predestination · Religious predestination · Prophecy · Oracle · Divination · Eschatology Time Portal Time and fate deities of antiquity Egyptian — Hemsut · Huh Ancient Near East — Ashima · Ishtar · Mamitu · Mammetun · Manah · Manu the Great · Meni Greek — The Fates: Moirae — Atropos · Clotho · Lachesis Ananke · Geras · Horae · Khronos · Tyche Roman — The Fates: Parcae — Decima · Morta · Nona Camenae: Antevorte/Porrima · Carmenta · Egeria · Postverta Aeternitas · Anna Perenna · Chronos · Fortuna · Vertumnus Etruscan — Nortia · Tinia Norse — Norns (Urðr · Verðandi · Skuld) · Day: (Dagr · Skinfaxi) · Night: (Nótt · Hrímfaxi) · Seasons: (Sumarr and Vetr) · Old age: Elli Baltic — Dalia · Lauma Polish — Sudz Romanian — Fates: Ursitoare Other European — Matres and Matrones · Father Time · Beten Philippine — Kan-Laon Hinduism Kalpa · Manvantara · Yuga · Kāla (time) Hindu calendar · Hindu units of measurement Buddhism Wheel of time · Kalachakra · Maitreya Judaism Ancient of Days · Ein Sof (Kabbalah) Hebrew calendar · Missing years · Jewish holidays · Passover · Shabbat Christianity Gregorian calendar · Liturgical year · Sabbath in Christianity Easter · Computus · Moveable feast · Easter controversy · Quartodecimanism · Reform of the date of Easter Islam Islamic calendar · Muslim holidays · Predestination in Islam Other traditions Dreamtime / The Dreaming · Oracle bone · Maya calendar Related topics Days of the week

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