In ancient Greek mythology, the Moirai are personification of destiny.
First of all, there was Clotho (Κλωθώ), the “Spinner”, tasked with the duty of weaving the threads of human’s life. Lachesis (Λάχεσις), the “Allotter”, was the second of the Moirai and her role was to measure the length of those threads. And lastly, the sister responsible for cutting the thread, ending the mortal life, was Atropos (Ἄτροπος), the “Inflexible”.
The three Moirai are known in English as the Fates, a common motif in European polytheism, most frequently represented as a trio of goddesses. The Fates shape the destiny of each human, often expressed in textile metaphors such as spinning fibers into yarn, or weaving threads on a loom.
Reminiscent of those from Disney’s Hercules, Atropos’ scissors are dented, indicating some people’s threads couldn’t be cut.
Instead of using a “regular” black or red thread, I chose to use an iPhone cable, given the importance our mobile devices have in our day-to-day lives. This is also why all the Fates are touching it except Clotho: she didn’t weave it.
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