Lachesis

Lachesis (/ˈlækɪsɪs/ LAK-iss-iss; Ancient Greek: Λάχεσις, romanized: Lákhesis, lit.

'disposer of lots'; from λαγχάνω lanchánō, 'to obtain by lot, by fate, or by the will of the gods'), in ancient Greek religion, was the middle of the Three Fates, or Moirai; the others were her sisters, Clotho and Atropos.

Lachesis was the apportioner, deciding how much time for life was to be allowed for each person or being.

According to Hesiod's Theogony, Lachesis and her sisters were the daughters of Nyx (Night), though later in the same work (ll.

[3] Lachesis is also mentioned in the tenth book of the Republic of Plato as the daughter of Necessity.

The three fates , Clotho , Lachesis and Atropos , who spin, draw out and cut the thread of life. ( Flemish tapestry , Victoria and Albert Museum , London)