eities are personifications of time, often in the sense of human lifetime and human fate, in

polytheistic religions. In monotheism, Time can still be personified, as in Father Time in European
folklore, or Zurvan in Persian (Zoroastrian) tradition. In the book singer Lis Sørensen, then two
years later by Cutler and Preven's American alternative rock band Ednaswap, and in 1996 by
American-Norwegian singer Trine Rein.
"Torn" is best known as Australian pop singer Natalie Imbruglia's 1997 debut single, which
peaked at number one on singles charts in Belgium, Denmark, Canada, Spain and Sweden and
on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts. It reached

-robed incarnations of destiny; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae (euphemistically the
"sparing ones"). Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter)
and Atropos (literally 'unturnable' but metaphorically 'inflexible' or 'inevitable' – i.e. death).
They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. They were
independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every
being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. The gods and men had to submit
to them, although Zeus'srelationship with them is a matter of debate: some sources say he can
command them (the Zeus Moiragetes), yet others suggest he was also bound to the Moirai's
dictates.[3] In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa, is related with the limit and end of life,
and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. In the Theogonyof Hesiod, the three Moirai are
personified, daughters of Nyx and are acting over the gods.[4] Later they are daughters
of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In
-robed incarnations of destiny; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae (euphemistically the
"sparing ones"). Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter)
and Atropos (literally 'unturnable' but metaphorically 'inflexible' or 'inevitable' – i.e. death).
They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. They were
independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every
being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. The gods and men had to submit
to them, although Zeus'srelationship with them is a matter of debate: some sources say he can
command them (the Zeus Moiragetes), yet others suggest he was also bound to the Moirai's
dictates.[3] In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa, is related with the limit and end of life,
and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. In the Theogonyof Hesiod, the three Moirai are
personified, daughters of Nyx and are acting over the gods.[4] Later they are daughters
of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In number two on
the ARIA Singles Chart and the Italian, Swiss and United Kingdom charts.
Other artists have covered the song since.

-robed incarnations of destiny; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae (euphemistically the
"sparing ones"). Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter)
and Atropos (literally 'unturnable' but metaphorically 'inflexible' or 'inevitable' – i.e. death).
They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. They were
independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every
being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. The gods and men had to submit
to them, although Zeus'srelationship with them is a matter of debate: some sources say he can
command them (the Zeus Moiragetes), yet others suggest he was also bound to the Moirai's
dictates.[3] In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa, is related with the limit and end of life,
and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. In the Theogonyof Hesiod, the three Moirai are
personified, daughters of Nyx and are acting over the gods.[4] Later they are daughters
of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In Plato's Republic the
Three Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).[5]
It seems that Moira is related with Tekmor (proof, ordinance) and with Ananke (destiny,
necessity), who were primeval goddesses in mythical cosmogonies. The ancient Greek writers
might call this power Moira or Ananke, and even the gods could not alter what was
ordained.[6] The concept of a universal principle of natural order has been compared to similar co