Parques

les Parques (FR N-F PL) The Fates, or Parcae. In Greek mythology, three female deities who supervise men's fates, determining them from birth. »Parcae« means »those who bring forth the child.« They are said to be the daughters of Night (Nyx): Clotho (»the spinner«), Lachesis (»the drawing of lots«), and Atropos (»inevitable«). The imagery of fabric inherent in Clothos' name gave rise to the image of the three women, one spinning out man's destiny like a thread, the second measuring it, and the…