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in Roman mythology, the spoken word (fatum) of Jupiter, the unalterable will of heaven. The plural (Fata, the Fates) was used for the "destinies" of individuals or cities, and then for the three goddesses who controlled them. Thus, Fata Scribunda were the goddesses who wrote down a man's destiny at his birth. In this connexion, however, Fata may be singular, the masculine and feminine Fatus, Fata, being the usual forms in popular and ceremonial language. The Fates were also called Parcae, the attributes of both being the same as those of the Greek Moerae.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Fate'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/f/fate.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Fate'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/f/fate.html. 1910.
