Moirai: The Sisters of Fate - (Greek Mythology Explained)
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- Today we take a look at another set of stories from Greek Mythology, the Moirai also known as the sisters of fate.
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I have a theory on how the "triple goddess" archetype came to be:
in ancient societies women were mostly tasked with weaving, and I don't think it was unlikely to have three generations of women in the same room and spending their time telling stories, singing and gossiping. I think this image struck the mind of the ancients, as these stories of heroes or people they knew would be metaphorically woven by these women.
I never woulda put this together. I like the theory & I think it holds up pretty well.
Y. Ahriman We were always taught in my classic literature seminars it was basically just generalising women into one of three stages, which is “Maiden, Mother, Crone” - So basically in classic literature any female character falls into one of those three roles. Helpless Damsel, Supportive Mother, Evil Hag etc.
I was taught it was the three stages of a females life. Start as maiden, a time as mother, end as the crone.
That’s beautiful
Nope. Original matriarchal chief Goddess had dominion over 1) Life & Death 2) Love 3) War this stretches from predynastic worship of Neith and Sekhmet to Cybele to Inanna/Ishtar to Astarte etc... Matra materia religions persisted thousands of years goddesses morphed names and location but always dominion over the same three..Even Aphrodite was War Goddess in Sparta for example.
I think ppl thought of them as ugly old crones bc they hate the idea of not being the absolute master of their own fate.
Can you explain because i dont understand??
@@pancake885 In short, ppl thought of the Moirai as villains instead of goddesses. Having someone else decide your fate is a scary thing so ppl didn't see them as beautiful but as ugly monsters.
@@animec-dramaskpop6362 OK thanks
@@pancake885 No problem.
Hummm well they are made up of 3 sisters, aren’t they made up of the girl the woman and like the crow?
Most poets I've seen agree they are older than even Zeus. Mostly I have seen them daughters of Nyx or daughters of Anake. Which to me makes better sense then Zeus and Themis. Nyx birthed most of the certainties of life and Anake was inevitability. The Moirai controlled the thread of mortals and immortals alike including the gods. More so each sister had a special role aside being spinner, alotter and cutter. Clotho could bring beings back to life, Lachesis chooses a person's destiny (Lachesis is the fate who visited a child within 3 days of its birth to decide its fate) and Atropos chooses the mechanism of how someone dies. These goddesses along with Nyx, Hecate and Anake are my favorite deities in all of Greek Myth.
Thas why it doesn't make sense that they are the daughters of Zeus.
It would make a lot of sense, specially since they would be related to Death and Sleep.
So that's also why Zeus trusts them a lot because of their prophecies.....He had them by his side when he swallowed Metis and her children cuz the aftermath led to Athena being born but not the son.
thank you for this
Mythology & Fiction Explain: "The sisters of fate should not be trifled with."
Kratos: "Boy! Hold my beer."
#ser darren your comment just made my day XD
It's crazy how many deities Kratos has killed.
@@GrubKiller436 no!!Kratos is god of strenght and brother of Nike and not a fucking demigod who killed the gods
@@KG-ds2fj True but it is obvious he is referring to the video game character Kratos
Lol, they had to nerf the gods so that Kratos could kill them.
A depiction of the Moirai that i would love to see is one where one is young child,a beautiful woman,and a ugly hag.The child representing ones beginning of their life,the woman representing ones middle of their life,and the hag representing ones end of their life.Since they are predictors of ones life i feel like this depiction would make some sense.
Maybe there is a representation like that somewhere.
And I guess, the one that cuts the thread (Atropos/Aisa) is the always one depicted as an old woman..
The one made by Paul Thumann I guess were like...Clotho is a young woman/teenager perhaps?... Lachesis as a middle age...not so old but some kind of a mother image and then Atropos that looks like the Grandmother...
I hope I still remember this correctly because I don't want to fail my Literature Professor.😂
Goodness, it's been 15 years since he lecture/discussed this story.....
I may be mistaken, but I used 2 watch Hercules & Xena & I'm pretty sure thts how they were portrayed n these 2 shows which made perfect sense 2 me as I had always been ttold that they were always portrayed this way.
Hades: "Sorry I'm late."
Sisters: "We knew you would be. We know 'EVERYTHING.' Past. Present. And Future."
Short Sister: "Indoor plumbing, it's gonna be big."
Hades: "Fine, fine. But now Zeus has -"
Sisters: "A bouncing baby brat. We know!"
Hades: "I KNOW, you know. I know."
Sisters: "In eighteen years, precisely, the planets will align ever so nicely. The time to act will be at hand, unleash the Titans, your monstrous band. And then the once proud Zeus will finally fall, and you, Hades, will rule all!
Hades: "Yes, Hades rules!"
Sisters: "A word of caution to this tale..."
Hades: "'Scuse me?"
Sisters: "Should Heracles fight, you will fail! Ahahahahaha!"
Hades: "WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?! Okay, I'm calm, I'm cool, I'm calm."
Tallest Sister: "What's the matter with these scissors?"
😂👏
I remember this,OMG😂👏
GiovanniZaluchi omg I remember that lol
Took me mid teenhood to realize they spoke the Fated vision in a rhyme Lol
I read it in the actors voice who played Hades on the Disney movie Heracles
*“The Hands of Death could not defeat me. The Sisters of Fate could not hold me and you will not see the end of this day! I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!”*
Kratos!!!
*Petulant child! I will tolerate your insolence NO MORE!!!*
@@valeriofabrizi2743 I will have my Revenge! Classic Father n Son moment
Fate is another lie told by the gods, nothing is written that can't be undone
@@devilpupbear09 that you and Odin could agree on
Fun fact, the sisters of fate were even able to overrule Zeus himself in some versions of the myths about them, and in those myths Zues would silently admit that to himself on occasion.
It is true they will become the most powerful, all that test their wrath will burn in boiling gasoline. The heavenly throne isnt their goal or destiny
And what about the fate of the Fates? Excellent video
Exactly!!!!! I'm glad someone else thought this, I was going to ask the same thing! Who controls their fates? I will always remember the 3 in clash of the titans (the old one not the remake) sharing the eye!!!! Creepy as hell that was!
Probably controlled by Zeus or chronos maybe
They wove the web, they did not participate.
They are omnipresent so they have no life thread
They are immortal..... Daughters of Zeus....... Duh
The fate of the fates is to control fate until its time to cut earths thread...i think
Skyrim soundtrack straight bringing this all together , lol .
The 3 witches from macbeth.
Those three Witches adhered to Hecate.
Given Macbeth's themes of rightful kingship, they are more likely based on the Morrigan. Also, it takes place in Scotland, where the Celts worshipped the Morrigan.
It's interesting how often 3 comes up in reference to goddesses. The 3 Fates, the 3 Wyrd Sisters, The Norns & the triple aspect of The Goddess - maiden, mother & crone, plus the many other goddesses who had 3 faces, or aspects, like The Morrigan.
What I want to know is why the concept of triple goddesses seem to be found throughout most of Europe. The only other deity that I know of that has a similar concept is the Trinity in Christianity.
3, 7,and 9 were secret and holy numbers at least in Greece.
You can find tirades in Hinduism ( called Tridevi; Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali or Trimurti; Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) besides Gaelic, Iberian, Germanic, Slavic, Greek and Roman mythology. It's an interesting and very old concept of the devine.
I love how Hecate just comes into the picture in some stories.
There is a story that Olimpus almost fell. Even Zues and Hercules could not stop the attack. But the attackers ran when the Fates joined the fight as all knew that no one could fight Fate. It was said even Zues could not change fate once the sisters decided it.
I think the elder versions of the Fates was taken from the Norns their Nordic counterparts. As the three most mentioned Norns were often seen as middle aged or elderly. Also it doesn't help that some mistake the Fates for the Stygian Witchs, a move that Disney further calitified with their move Hercules.
My Favorite Goddesses next to Nyx and Ananke 👏🏽
QushaunInDatVatrix 👍🏾👍🏾
WHat about Nemesis ?
The Smiling Bandit I love all of Nyx’s kids.
Hecate is the best
Mythology and Fiction Explain Could you please do do a video on The Unhcegila from Lakota mythology please
Thanks for this I always wanted to know more about the fates
I really enjoy your videos man! Great balance of concept, background, and story, without being long-winded or over-stuffed with filler. I wanted to ask you a favor! Would you mind writing out the names of things on-screen in the videos? I tried turning on the CC, but it sucks (wrote out "lacky ness" instead of Lachesis in this video, haha). I personally like to see new words when I'm learning things, so if it's not a big pain to do, it would make a difference for at least me... maybe others? Probably. Either way, thanks for doing what you do, bud!
Thanks for informing me of this I’ve always wanted to know
Welcome back...
Thanks for the nice video about the Moirai.
Now we know that they are not just spinners or cutters of thread of life.
Yeah, it might be better if most people think that they are daughters of Nyx and Erebus because if you think about it, who spun and cut the life of thread of those 1st generation Titans? Did they just die during the time Zeus and Themis because the Moirai were born?
Confusing but still, Greek Myths are ever fantastic. I will not ask anymore question and leave it be.... much better to leave some mysteries.😅
Wonderful story you brought today.🙂
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL. The best channel ever. And his voice is so beautiful and smooth.
When they say "I am the master of my fate" they haven't meet these sisters yet.
I love ur videos could you a mythical monsters versus series where you compare two different creatures from any mythic culture
Thank you for doing this one!
Thank you for doing these.
Can you do a video on Aphrodite the goddess of beauty or mother Gaia
"There's no power greater than sister of fate , if you challenge us You will *Die !* "
~Famous last word
But that's true, the power to control fate and destiny is the most powerful
And kratos killed them making him outeversal which I crazy powerful
Actually their famous last word is when Lahkesis gets pissec and says "I am through playing games with your Kratos. This power was never meant for a mortal like you." The dialog with the Fates in that games is just awesome.
Loved this - thank you!
Hi. Love your videos 😍 Mythology has always been an interest of mine😁 Would love to see one about fae, Seelie and Unseelie courts
Thank you, quite an interesting story. I wanted it to go on a little longer ☺ luv these mythologies.
Your channel is awesome. I wanna see more celtic/Irish mythological videos. The old ones were really good.
Just an insight: Pindar (Greek - Πίνδαρος), an ancient Greek lyric poet, added Tichi (Τύχη) which translates to Luck, as a 4th in the Moirai company. Tichi, according to him, would have the most authority of all the Moirai. Another ancient Greek poet, Aeschylus, presented the Olympian Gods as subjects to Moirai, having no control over their fates. Last but not least, Moirai, the Fates, comes from the plural form of the Greek word Μοίρα. In ancient Greek -αί is the plural ending to many words (mostly musculine and feminine). The word Μοίρα (Fate) derrives from the verb "μοιράζω", which translates to "sharing" or "splitting" in order to share or give away. I find the Fates being some of the most mysterious figures of the Greek Mythology.
Mythology & Ficiton Explained is a great channel and pretty accurate. Greetings from the corner of the world, Greece. Keep up the good work.
I just woke up and i love to see a new upload! Thankyou :D
But, the question remains. Are they immortal?
Please please do one on the complete history on Achilles 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Pleeease do a video on the Giant War. I’ve been super curious about it.
Thank you 🙏 for your work. And take time to share your knowledge. I’m from Europe Denmark 🇩🇰, we to have another faith in the beginning. We believe in Thor, Odin and after dead, we all go to Valhalla and be united with family. You know the story. Have a great weekend. Much respect from Helle 🇩🇰
This channel is gold
These are the ladies who know us better than ourselves
I put your videos on for my kids we love watching them together
Atreus : Father why you did not binded by fate
Kratos : cause I kill them boy
Kratos the dull, he is a Mary Sue.
Love the video 😊
Fantastic! Thanks
Great vid! :)
I always liked the Sisters, I even placed them in some of my writings.
I love your videos and I love your voice. It is hauntingly beautiful.
The Morai are very similar to the Norns of Old Norse mythology. Presiding over past, present and future. These myths are so fascinating.
Interesting to consider that the three witches of fate in norse-mythology also take care of threads that control people's fates and cut them when those people die.
It's too bad there's so little written about them.
"Weave tomorrow today my sisters, deeds undone, words unsaid, ours the eye that guides the needle, the hand that cuts the thread"
I hear that "I just left Whiterun" music in the background and it makes me love this video even more 😆
Can you please do Jason and the argonauts please
Excellent
Need to do one about Norns.
Rather interesting. Have you done a video on the Jersey devil?
The Evermoor chronicles is the best show for this sort of thing, it depicts the sisters as mystical beings and they eventually possess some people, I cannot express how good this show is!
Nice vid my boii.
Thanks for this video, very insightful! 👍
Curious to who controlled their fate, or if their fate was somehow linked with everyone's elses lives that they were slowly cutting a piece of themselves away each time?
they’re immortal and necessary beings, meaning they have no fate because they exist to just exist
Using my favourite Skyrim song for background music, great choice
I think they are a wonderful addition to the original thought process that went into creating humanity.
Thank you.
I thought David & Goliath was a challenge but these crones bashing giants is pretty amazing
Weaving sisters of fate, a powerful trope also shared with Germanic myth too and to my mind probably proto Indo-European in origin.
A video on the Greek "Pythia" and oracles would be good.
What would happen if they died? Would Zeus never know when he would die? If he could that is.
Mounted through the ear and and birth through the mouth!?
Damn the Greeks were into some sick sick shit back in the day.
Can you do the furies next?
I'm pretty sure he already did Furies...
You may check his playlist.
It's entitled Erinyes.
(If I'm not mistaken.😅)
Right some of these thangs I read in ancient mythology makes my head spin.
You're thinking of Odin. Zeus doesn't die
yellowpig 10 the sisters of fate also controlled the fates of the gods including Zeus himself , even Zeus wouldn’t dare mess with them
@@thegodhimself1018 I'm pretty sure they controlled the fates of everyone except zeus. I think he was just "lolno" immune to that
Love the Skyrim music
To me I thought of these 3 as past,present,future
Birthed,life,Death 🤷🏻♂️✌🏼
You thought of that because of the movie "Hercules" which they are "past," "present," and "future." Sometimes movie's aren't always right.
@@binoby4612 uhh,well yea.
Sometimes.🤷🏻♂️
But also books aren’t always right & others etc
Mythology and fiction explained could you please do a video on angra maiynu please
So in God of War, Kratos essentially kills his family before killing Zeus. Between every game Ares (brother) sisters of fate (sisters) Athena (sister) Kratos mother, Kratos Brother, Perseus, Zeus. I believe there are more but I can’t name off all of Zeus’ kids
Could you make a video about the Norn who are the fates of Norse Mythology with a similar take on the fate of all living things being weaved and cut by three old ladies?
In the God of War series the impression given is that the sisters are so Impartial that Gods not even Zeus can change their destiny.Zeus even gifted them a whole island in order to change his destiny that just as he overthrew his father one of his sons will overthrow him to which they refused.
and also in the god of war series, Cronus even tried to change his fate by gifting the Fates the steeds of time
The Moirai can also been seen as synonymous with the Triple Goddess of paganism which is represented as maiden, mother, and crone which in turn represent the three stages of mortal existence: birth, life, and death. It is likely that Shakespeare was also inspired by this concept when he created his "weird sisters" for Macbeth.
Love mythology
Someone is a elder scolls fan with that soundtrack;)
What is the name of the specific score being played? :)
@@joelmalacara80 secunda
Can you do a story on harionago ?
Have you given thought to covering Polynesian and African mythologies? I don't know anything about either one, but it would be an interesting topic as is everything else you talk about.
Interesting video. I actually thought that not even Zeus had any decisional power on them. Where do you get the information that you use for your videos, please? Thanks
I read the Theogony by Hesiod.
He calls the Moirai daughters of Zeus and Themis, like you said, but a few chapters earlier he calls them daughters by Nyx (Night) alone (along with a whole set of more or less dark siblings).
So either it's the same source contradicting itself, or Hesiod thought there were two sets of Moirai and failed to mention it - or this thing had several authors who cooperated to write the Theogony down or something.
Anyway, it's funny, but also quite confusing. ^^;
Also, most other poets agree, that they are older than Zeus, either children of Ananke (Necessity), or Nyx or Khaos (Gap/Chasm).
So either they humour Zeus, because they know how long he is destined to rule and only interfere, when his position is threatened way earlier than it's due, or they just do it for the lols.
The mythological accounts regarding the parentage of the Moirai are as diverse and inconsistent as the views the ancient Greeks had on these goddesses in relation to their supreme god. When reading ancient Greek texts, it is rather common to see fate being thought to come from Zeus, though obviously poets and philosophers didn't have the same concerns and interests so their views on such things were rarely the same. Mythologically speaking, there are a handful (three or so) texts in which Zeus is subject to fate, but it is much more common to see the opposite. Fate is called Zeus' eternal eye and the Moirai are said to stand by his throne. In religious cult, which is far more important than inconsistent (and often silly) mythological tales, Zeus is called Moiragetes (leader of the fates) and he is depicted as being the only god obeyed by fate. And what of philosophy? In some schools of thought, Zeus becomes the source of everything, and his will alone governs the universe and every aspect of existence.
So many reflections of old Norse :o
Will you do a video on Perchta or the yule lads
i play lachesis in my schools greek god annual play! just wanted to learn a bit more about her
As you see, I've always loved the name of the Greek goddess of Truth. A casual look up never tells me anything about her except that the Romans called her Variety. What's her story?
Try theoiproject.com
They are the most terrifying godesses in the entire greek mythology, and that comes from a Greek.
do a video about Venus please
If i am not wrong, in some verison and beliefs (which depended where you were in the helbnistic world) they were even above Zeus and could definish the exact desinies of mortals and would be prayed to allow good lots in ives rather than only enforcing them
I bet when some noticed the thread that we all have to source, or seen wen we astral travel, or pictures showing it, it then got reinterpreted as lenth of life.. i think with all these stories & superstitions & causes, no one knew we create our own realities... i wonder how long its been like this & if its always been this way
I like the elder Scrolls music in the background 😂
May you make a video about Chaos the primordial Greek God of nothingness?
Could you talk about hyacinth?
3:33 = "When Zeus was in pursuis of..."
I have always preferred the envision them as varying in apparent ages. Clotho, the Spinner, being a young woman, Lacheias, the Measurer, a mature woman, and Atrophos, the Cutter, an old woman, and I prefer the version of the Moirai as impartial arbiters.
And now, we know where Destiny's Child got the similarity from- the Moirai.
I think it heard this story when i was young.
can you do the zorya sisters
I love your voice it's beautiful
Very similar to the Morrígan, even the name.
Similar to Chrom and Chronos.
It's possible that the "older" gods in Greek myths are not Greek or weren't.
Wow! In the movie of Disney’s Hercules it was the moirai instead of the Oracles.... interesting... I was still just a kid when i saw that movie but it’s a good thing I now know
Bassett is that lovely rulers from kemetic lore.
Can you tell how do you edit your videos ??
The way the midwife gave birth is how I thought children were born when I was a little girl. I guess it’s because a lot of my mother’s friends all had morning sickness.🤭
I was thinking that as I saw your comment lol
Yes, the three fates! One weaves the life line, one reads it and one cuts it to signify the stages of life.
You should do mortal kombat mythos. Huge amounts of people watching since mk11 just came out. Good luck bud. I wanna see the views of your channel up like during the god of war mythos
Yeah I've been watching people play it quite a bit, but the mythos and timeline is such an incoherent mess lol.