Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Atropos
Atropos, proper n. [Gk 'inflexible'.]
One of the three Fates; third daughter of Zeus and Themis in Greek mythology; demi-goddess who cuts the thread that determines a human life span; [fig.] fate; fortune; chance; destiny; luck; (see ED letters).
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