Atropos
ATROPOS, in Greek mythology, the eldest of the three Fates (see Fate). Her name, the "Unalterable" ( privative, and , to turn), indicates her function, that of rendering the decisions of her sisters irreversible or immutable. Atropos is most frequently represented with scales, a sun-dial or a cutting instrument, the "abhorred shears," with which she slits the thin-spun thread of life that has been placed on the spindle by Clotho and drawn off by Lachesis.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
