Lachesis
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Lachesis. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Lachesis, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Lachesis in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Lachesis you have here. The definition of the word Lachesis will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofLachesis, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λάχεσις (Lákhesis).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lachesis
- (Greek mythology) One of the three Fates (Moirae), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima.
- 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC:
- And if it were asked how it is known that the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was sewn on to the front of his underhose, the answer to that would be this, that one day when Erskine was doing his number one against a bush, Watt, who as Lachesis would have it was doing his number one too against the same bush, but on the other side, caught a glimpse, through the bush, for it was a deciduous bush, of the key, gleaming among the flap buttons.
Translations
one of the Fates
Noun
Lachesis (uncountable)
- (homeopathy) The venom of Lachesis muta, the bushmaster snake, used to treat various conditions.