According to Greek mythology, before we were born, high above the clouds, the three Moirai spun thread on a spindle to determine our fate. As the goddesses of life and death, ancient Greeks entrusted them with ensuring that a mortal’s destiny would be fulfilled, as granted by the universe. Without contention, our time on Earth was decided at birth. When a pregnancy enters its ninth month, the goddesses are called. Clotho spins the thread, Lachesis measures its length and with […] The...

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