Willingly give thyself up to Clotho, one of the Fates, allowing her to spin thy thread into whatever things she pleases. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 4.
Image: Mantel Clock with the Figure of Clotho, Louis-Jacques Vaillant, c. 1810, patinated bronze, gilded mounts, enameled metal dial at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Daderot. The three fates, Atropus, Lachesis and Clotho, Roman frescos from Ostia Antica 135-140 CE (PD)
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